noun, Nutrition. 1. a type of single-bond animal or vegetable fat, as that found in butter, meat, egg yolks, and coconut or palm oil, that in humans tends to increase cholesterol levels in the blood. Compare saturated (def 3).
The average cost of a kidney transplant is $32,000 for the transplant surgery and $25,000 per year post-surgery to care for the patient and ensure the transplant is not rejected. 53% of the total annual transplant cost in the United States is absorbed through the Medicare budget.
The NHS provides me 3 days a week - 52 weeks a year of 4 hour dialysis. I get my Epo and all other drugs on the NHS also. I thought this might be important in light of the debate over health care going on in the US. I have been on holiday in the US 4 times where medicare and my insurance paid the bill. Most of those holiday dialysis's were fine but the last time in Ft Lauderdale it was way less than satisfactory. I could not live in the UK without the NHS and my partner could not live in the US as insurance for him would be way too much to afford. deleted_user 09/16/2009 I got a statement that said $680.00 per treatment.