WATCH: A New Brunswick senior needs tens of thousands of dollars to cover expenses for a life-saving operation she can only get in Toronto. Suzanne Lapointe reports on how a procedure covered by medicare can become so costly.Right before Yvette Taylor’s husband died a year and a half ago, she made a vow to him — one that’s proving costly to fulfil. double lung transplant Taylor has sarcoidosis, an inflammatory disease that has severely impacted her lung capacity.
Her condition has significantly worsened since her husband’s death, and now she’s looking to relocate to Toronto to get her name on the list for a double lung transplant.While the surgery is covered by New Brunswick’s Medicare, the program only partially subsidizes the cost of lodging, which will be significant in Toronto.Melanie Langille, the president and CEO of NB Lung, explained it’s commonplace for patients in the province to relocate when they’re waiting for transplant surgery.
“We have a lung transplant support program where we have worked with condo owners, in close proximity to those hospitals,” she said. Langille added that NB Lung has been continually advocating for increased support for patients who need to go out of province “for this type of life-saving surgery.”While there are different programs NB Lung can help people navigate through for some financial assistance, “there’s an awful lot of support that is needed,” she said.“We have a small bursary program where we provide $500 to patients that are newly listed for a lung transplant to help cover some of those out-of-pocket costs.
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