23-year-old woman's cardiac arrest for three days, using ECMO cure, what kind of family can afford ECMO
23-year-old woman's cardiac arrest three days later, the use of artificial heart and lung medical equipment (ECMO) cure, become a hot topic of concern for a time. Many people are concerned about this medical miracle behind, but also exploring the start-up costs of 100,000, the use of the cost of up to tens of thousands of dollars a day ECMO, is what kind of family can use the high-end medical equipment.
In fact, this expensive treatment is not something that is out of reach for the average family. Though it is costly, if one is able to even buy insurance, one is able to utilize medical insurance to avoid the risk of such costs. As it is now, most medical insurance policies clearly state that ECMO is covered. This makes it possible for the average person's family, excluding upper-middle class families, to pay for this huge expense.
One, ECMO
ECMO is not only expensive, it's actually even more expensive to use. It is also because of the high cost, even the top stream of public welfare stars, also dare not say a one-time donation to the hospital side of hundreds of units. 2020 Han Han once donated to the hospital side of the one, Han Hong's public welfare foundation also to the various admission of pneumonia patients hospital delivery of a number of units. Ali and other large enterprises, also once through donations to some hospitals to provide such equipment.
But to this day, the number of hospitals that can actually use them is just over 200 nationwide. The huge cost of purchasing the device requires a full team of users to work with it. This is why the final cost of ECMO in hospitals can reach tens of thousands of dollars. And the huge depreciation cost is also the reason why many hospitals do not dare to purchase this kind of equipment easily. But this type of equipment is expensive to use, but it is accessible to ordinary people.
Second, government and insurance support
First of all, to be clear, in the first half of this year's epidemic, the use of ECMO costs the government is all for the public reimbursement. The cost of using this type of device is paid for entirely by the government. Of course, this is a specific situation, except for this kind of large-scale epidemic, it is difficult for the government to pay for every patient who uses ECMO equipment. But medical insurance does help by guaranteeing that patients have access to these devices.
But it's also important to note that you should ask about this when you buy medical insurance. The PIC medical insurance policy clearly states that the cost of ECMO usage is not included in the medical insurance policy. If you need to buy an insurance policy that pays this kind of benefit, you need to be careful about what you choose. After all, not all medical insurance policies will cover these costs. Beyond this help, the number of families that have access to ECMO is quite small.
Three, Other families who use devices
Most families who use these devices have to sell off their fixed assets to use them. This is what the average family does, but for some families with a share of wealth, the cost of ECMO use is not an issue. Based on the current conversion of the cost of use, the approximate cost of using ECMO for a week is in the range of 300,000-500,000 RMB. The exact criteria vary from hospital to hospital and the cost of the usage fee varies. But overall it's still expensive and very difficult for most average families without insurance to afford.