Jimmy Kimmel reveals the heart condition of the newborn son
May 2, 2017 - During his show on Monday night, night television host Jimmy Kimmel revealed that his son was born on April 21 with a serious heart problem. His emotional discourse also highlighted the importance of health insurance coverage.
William John Kimmel - named Billy by his parents - was born with a condition in which a pulmonary valve was completely blocked and there was a hole in the wall between the left and right sides of his heart CNN ] Reported.
The baby underwent open heart surgery three days later at the Los Angeles Children's Hospital. It's doing well, but it will take future operations, "Kimmel said.
In his 13-minute monologue, Kimmel also took note of President Donald Trump's $ 6 billion budget cut for the National Institutes of Health and congratulated Congress for deciding not to Hear with this because these cuts Affected children, CNN reported.
"They actually increased funding by $ 2 billion and I applaud them for doing so," Kimmel said.
Kimmel also pointed out that prior to Obamacare, infants born with congenital heart problems like his son could be denied health insurance because they were considered to have a pre-existing condition CNN .
Americans must get together and hold elected officials accountable for their health care decisions, which is a non-partisan issue, Kimmel said.
"If your baby is going to die and he should not do it, do not count on the money you make," he said. "I think this is something that you are Republican or Democrat or something else, we all agree on that, do not you?"
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