Hannah Hann, who underwent transplant surgery to receive a kidney from her husband Jim in February, waits for tests at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington May 18, 2009. When Hann learned he would be laid off, he scheduled surgery to donate a kidney to his wife. Hann was one of those trying to compensate for losing health insurance in a country where unemployment often means going without coverage. Picture taken May 18, 2009. To match feature USA-HEALTHCARE/UNINSURED REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (UNITED STATES HEALTH POLITICS)

Jim Hann listens to instructions from nurse Raquel Tun (L) as his wife Hannah waits for tests, at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington May 18, 2009. When Hann learned he would be laid off, he scheduled surgery to donate a kidney to his wife. Hann was one of those trying to compensate for losing health insurance in a country where unemployment often means going without coverage. Picture taken May 18, 2009. To match feature USA-HEALTHCARE/UNINSURED REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (UNITED STATES HEALTH POLITICS)

Jim Hann tends to his wife Hannah at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington May 18, 2009. When Hann learned he would be laid off, he scheduled surgery to donate a kidney to his wife. Hann was one of those trying to compensate for losing health insurance in a country where unemployment often means going without coverage. Picture taken May 18, 2009. To match feature USA-HEALTHCARE/UNINSURED REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (UNITED STATES HEALTH POLITICS)

Jim Hann, 51, of Coolville, Ohio, shows scars on his abdomen where doctors extracted his kidney to transplant it to his wife at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington May 18, 2009. When Hann learned he would be laid off, he scheduled surgery to donate a kidney to his wife. Hann was one of those trying to compensate for losing health insurance in a country where unemployment often means going without coverage. Picture taken May 18, 2009. To match feature USA-HEALTHCARE/UNINSURED REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (UNITED STATES HEALTH POLITICS)

Hannah Hann, 49, of Coolville, Ohio, gets her temperature checked by Ikea Smith (L), a nursing assistant at Georgetown University Hospital, in Washington May 18, 2009. When Hannah's husband Jim Hann learned he would be laid off, he scheduled surgery to donate a kidney to his wife. Hann was one of those trying to compensate for losing health insurance in a country where unemployment often means going without coverage. Picture taken May 18, 2009. To match feature
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Hannah Hann, who underwent transplant surgery to receive a kidney from her husband Jim (R) in February, adjusts her bedcovers while waiting for tests at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington May 18, 2009. When Jim Hann learned he would be laid off, he scheduled surgery to donate a kidney to his wife. Hann was one of those trying to compensate for losing health insurance in a country where unemployment often means going without coverage. Picture taken May 18, 2009. To match feature USA-HEALTHCARE/UNINSURED REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (UNITED STATES HEALTH POLITICS)

Hannah Hann, a 49-year-old from Coolville, Ohio who underwent transplant surgery to receive a kidney from her husband Jim in February, is seen in her hospital bed while waiting for tests at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington May 18, 2009. When Jim Hann learned he would be laid off, he scheduled surgery to donate a kidney to his wife. Hann was one of those trying to compensate for losing health insurance in a country where unemployment often means going without coverage. Picture taken May 18, 2009. To match feature USA-HEALTHCARE/UNINSURED REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (UNITED STATES HEALTH POLITICS)

Hannah Hann, who underwent transplant surgery to receive a kidney from her husband Jim (R) in February, waits for tests at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington May 18, 2009. When Jim Hann learned he would be laid off, he scheduled surgery to donate a kidney to his wife. Hann was one of those trying to compensate for losing health insurance in a country where unemployment often means going without coverage. Picture taken May 18, 2009. To match feature USA-HEALTHCARE/UNINSURED REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (UNITED STATES HEALTH POLITICS)

Jim Hann helps his wife Hannah get dressed at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington May 18, 2009. When Hann learned he would be laid off, he scheduled surgery to donate a kidney to his wife. Hann was one of those trying to compensate for losing health insurance in a country where unemployment often means going without coverage. Picture taken May 18, 2009. To match feature USA-HEALTHCARE/UNINSURED REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (UNITED STATES HEALTH POLITICS)

Jim and Hannah Hann of Coolville, Ohio, share a laugh at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington May 18, 2009. When Jim Hann learned he would be laid off, he scheduled surgery to donate a kidney to his wife. Hann was one of those trying to compensate for losing health insurance in a country where unemployment often means going without coverage. Picture taken May 18, 2009. To match feature USA-HEALTHCARE/UNINSURED REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (UNITED STATES HEALTH POLITICS)

Jim and Hannah Hann of Coolville, Ohio, walk down a corridor for tests at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington May 18, 2009. When Jim Hann learned he would be laid off, he scheduled surgery to donate a kidney to his wife. Hann was one of those trying to compensate for losing health insurance in a country where unemployment often means going without coverage. Picture taken May 18, 2009. To match feature USA-HEALTHCARE/UNINSURED REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (UNITED STATES HEALTH POLITICS)