title: Impending loss of insurance coverage is an indication to proceed with complex, expensive surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Medical School Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Anthony L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Estrera
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikonomidis
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ikonomidis
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Sade
mesh_terms: D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000941:ethics*; D013997:Time Factors