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According to CNN, "it is unlikely that someone like Steve Jobs can 'cut the line' of the transplant waiting list. The reason that some people might be able to get transplants more quickly is that they're standing in more lines. Nothing prevents someone from being evaluated and listed at multiple transplant centers. As long as a patient has the wherewithal to fly around the country -- and be available at the drop of a hat if a liver becomes available (this is where the private jet comes in handy) -- a patient can, in theory, be evaluated by all the transplant centers in the country."

https://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/24/liver.transplant.prior...



Yeah, that's why parent poster said "in practice". It's stupid that this is allowed.




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