Yet, sometimes people survive against all odds. Granted, the baby's outlook is grim. However, the fact that millions of people are at the mercy of insurance companies. Imagine waiting to see if your insurance will cover an emergency transport to a hospital with a better burn unit for example, while your child lies in pain. Or any number of sudden medical situations we never expect. It very well might be a choice of trying to save your newborn and knowing you'll lose your house and go bankrupt. Or making the decision of letting go, and always wondering if he could have been saved, here in a nation with great advanced medical care that is just out of reach for millions. That is the point.

Rescheduling or canceling tests your doctor deems necessary simply because your insurance won't approve them is absurd enough. Life-saving measures should never have to be pre-approved.