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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (186414)	5/10/2006 12:37:18 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

As far as I know, and obviously I don't know all her personal detail, there were no major complications. These babies, I think, were 28wks old at delivery. There was no 24x7 ICU care that I know of. New York is a damn expensive city. But the high cost per se was not my point. The point was the obscene cost of ice-packs, over the counter medication, care, etc for which the HMO gets deep discounts but the patient doesn't. It sure looks like hospitals are paying off the HMOs out of the patients' pocket. In an honest system, the hospital charges the same bill to everyone and HMO pays its portion according to its contract. Everything is over the table and clear.

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (186414)	5/10/2006 1:16:33 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Barrington says the cost per extra year of life gained is less than that found in just about any other area of acute care medicine. Interesting.. but I would still be at a loss as to what manner of technology would cause such treatment to amount to 100K for 3-4 months care. That's 25K/month, or about 1k per day. Again.. I truly feel for the parents of those children.. That's a tremendous financial burden.. And if they can't afford health insurance, then indigency or bankruptcy awaits them. Hawk