Because with the right doctor and the right price, you can have pretty much anything.
There is no law in the US that limits the age of when you can get a transplant. In terms of age limits, it is possible that some public hospitals in some States have limits. Possibly also limits exist under some insurance
policies. But not the case for private.
Make sense?
From a
New York Times article:
"Just a decade ago, people 65 and older were routinely rejected for heart transplants at all but a few institutions. But in 2006, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation issued new guidelines saying that heart failure patients should be considered for transplants up to age 70."
My former co-worker's heart transplant was around 2006-2008, so it looks like that standard has since changed. Btw, my co-worker only lived about five months after his transplant.
I do disgree with you about the "right price." A heart transplant is enormously complicated. It takes more than a lot of money to get one. It's not like getting a script for OxyContin or Dianabol.
