Joy Kong examines whether stem cell therapy's high upfront cost makes sense. Mel Gibson and Phoenix Suns players have used it, and Kong argues it's cheaper than years of medication, insurance, and hospital stays when you do the full math.
Isn't it true, like, that athletes and people who are affluent have been searching stem cell therapy for a long time. Mel Gibson with his father. When I had my stem cell treatment, all the Phoenix Suns were going there. So I know this is really something that very smart and very, you know, successful people are already doing. So we want everybody to get it right.
Exactly. And that's how a lot of people here heard about stem cell therapy is from these elite athletes who have the resources. But the fact is, you can get the treatment right here in the US Actually at a reasonable cost. It's still not cheap, but compared to the kind of medications that are being charged and the insurance cost and the hospitalization cost, considering what it's going to cost you, not to mention the suffering that you're going to endure, this is actually a pretty inexpensive solution.
