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Topic: How is Matthew paying for this surgery???

Does he have some sort of trust fund that he has control of? Where is he getting the money for this?

This is experimental surgery so it wouldn't be covered by insurance. Bo and Nora lost the right to have a say whether or not Matthew is allowed to have the surgery, but don't they still have the right to refuse to pay for it? And what kind of hospital will perform a surgery without some kind of financial arrangiments being made beforehand?

I usually don't mind suspending disbelief on soaps, but for some reason this just annoys me.

I understand your annoyance, but some of this was covered.  When the judge granted Matthew permission to make the decision regarding the surgery, she/he? also said that he had access to his trust fund for the purpose of paying for the surgery.  I guess we are supposed to believe that Matthew set up the payment before his first surgery was supposed to take place.

What bugs me is that the doc would do the surgery without all of the usual testing that has to be done pre-surgery, plus making sure there's someone (other than loud mouthed Dani) to take care of him and be with him when he is released from the hospital.  And where is he going to do his physical therapy?  Of course, Matthew and Dani seem to think he's going to have the surgery, hop off of the operating table and catch a flight for Tahiti.

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There's been a lot of sloppy, fast and loose writing the past month or so. People are flying back and forth between the U.S. and England at record speed, a lot of time-consuming details about Matthew getting to the hospital and being prepped for surgery are being glossed over, Bo/Nora's reunion happened in just a day or 2 after being in total denial for 8 months, John suddenly realizes Mitch is the mastermind after weeks of chasing Jared... I'm sure there are other examples. RC is too busy trying to make his big sweeps moments that he failed to set them up properly. I didn't catch that bit about Matthew being allowed access to his trust fund to pay for the surgery, but I can see Clint agreeing to foot the bill after learning about Bo/Nora. Clint has completely supported them once they decided against the surgery, and all he gets in return is a divorce. And Clint did find Dr. Evans in the first place. eom

I, too, remember that conversation he had with Destiny, where he told her that the Judge allowed him access to his Trust Fund to pay for his surgery. eom VeeJay

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Posted by: Rosebud1
Date posted: Thu Nov 12 16:29:31 2009
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Historically, soaps haven't gotten into who pays for what or things like insurance.  IRL, if it is an experimental procedure, it is quite possible that Matthew's surgery would be covered as part of a study. 

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