Familism-Familism After World War Ii. The political, economic, and psychological impacts of the family were criticized in the 1930s and especially after World War IIâfor example, in the description of the authoritarian character by Wilhelm Reich, Erich Fromm, and Theodor W. Adorno. The principle of equality in modem societies did not modify the family.
A lung transplant costs anywhere from approximately $200,000 to $1,000,000, depending on whether or not there are complications resulting in multiple hospitalizations, critical care, repeated surgeries, etc. Obviously this is not an impulse buy, and somebody has to pay.
As of 2002, the cost of a liver transplant in the United States averaged about $250,000 for immediate hospital and doctor expenses. Necessary pre-and post-operative expenses brought the total to about $314,500. In some cases Medicare provides coverage for liver transplants for some causes of liver failure.