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Why don't we admit that BABIES are another part of our health care problems?
Over 4 million births per year (CDC, 2006)
Prenatal appointments- $100-$200, 15-20 visits = $1500-$4000
Lab Work and fees- $200
Ultrasounds- $300-$1000 per
Total care for premature deliveries: $26 Billion per year
Cost of C-Sections: $13.8 Billion per year ($11,500 avg per)
Uncomplicated vaginal birth: $2,600 per birth, not including extra procedures, stays, etc.
How many families foot the entire bill for the prenatal care and birth of their kids? How many can afford it? Every family that does not pay for it in full contributes to higher premiums for everyone else.
Considering having children is voluntary, why should prenatal and delivery care ever be covered by health insurance?
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2 Answers
- 1 decade ago
This is kind of a inhumane thing to say! Now especially since babies..are what keep the human kind going. This is nature..and what helps keep mothers..and babies safe during the birth process.you know how many died when procedures like this weren't given?
Yes its a lot of money, but its not a waste.
- guruLv 71 decade ago
Whatever happened to personal responsibility? Getting others to pay for your children through your insurance doesn't seem to fit with the conservative message.