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Identifying the Most Expensive Medical Therapies

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1. Ann Miller RN MHA, on May 14, 2014 at 12:59 PM said:

   Cesarean Sections (C-sections) Rate in The US

   According to Truven Health Analytics, 26% of US mothers delivered via C-section in 2001, and 45% of these deliveries were not considered medically indicated. Of the women Truven Health surveyed, 74% had a vaginal delivery, 14% had a medically indicated C-section, and 12% had a non-indicated C-section.

   Women were over 100 times more likely to have a non-indicated C-section if they previously had a C-section. However, women were only 20 times more likely to have a medically indicated C-section if they had a prior C-section. Obese women were about two times more likely to deliver via C-section than normal weight women. Older women were significantly more likely to deliver via C-section than their younger counterparts.

   Source: Truven Health Analytics

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2. Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA, on May 21, 2014 at 11:37 AM said:

   Health care industry reacting to overtesting, overtreatment

   The American health care system wastes an estimated $750 billion a year, according to the Institute of Medicine.

   http://healthjournalism.org/blog/2014/05/health-care-industry-reacting-to-overtesting-overtreatment/

   At a recent AHCJ chapter event in Chicago, four panelists discussed one source of that waste: unnecessary tests and procedures.

   Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA
   http://www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner.org

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3. Raymond, on July 15, 2014 at 4:28 PM said:

   10 Most Expensive Cities for Healthcare

   1. Sacramento, CA- The most expensive city for CT scans at $1,404 and MRIs at $2,635
   2. San Francisco, CA- With an average cost of $251, San Francisco is the most expensive place to find preventive primary care in the U.S.
   3. Dallas, TX- The fourth most expensive city for CT scans, fifth for MRIs, and eleventh for preventive primary care
   4. St. Louis, MO- The eighth costliest place for MRIs, tenth for CT scans and thirteenth in preventive care
   5. Kansas City, MO- The third most expensive city in the country for both CT scans and MRIs, it falls to eighteenth when it comes to preventive primary care at just $138
   6. Charlotte, NC- Seventh for MRIs at $1,813 and fifth for primary care at $199
   7. Denver, CO- Denver scores a pair of sixth place rankings for CT scans and MRIs, but falls to nineteenth in preventive care at $134
   8. Miami, FL- Ranks notably high for the cost of an MRI. It’s the fourth most expensive place for one at $1,968
   9. Boston, MA- The sixth most expensive city for preventive primary care, Boston is also number 10 when it comes to MRIs at $1,737
   10. Portland, OR- Portland is the third most expensive city for preventive primary care at $216, but drops to fourteenth for MRIs and seventeenth for CT scans

   Source: Castlight Health

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