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Re: Cost of antenatal testing From: Andrew Folley (agfolley@hotmail.com) Tue Feb 27 16:39:52 2007 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Richard Kaplan: "Re: Post Partum BTL" Previous message: Henry Gregor: "Re: A Necessary Vaccine [NYT Editorial]" In reply to: Dr. Montgomery: "Cost of antenatal testing" Next in thread: Dr Eberhard Lisse: "Re: Cost of antenatal testing" Reply: Dr Eberhard Lisse: "Re: Cost of antenatal testing" Off the top of my head: 4 million birhts per year in USA. About 6000 babies per year born with downs. If we tested everyone at a conservative cost of $1000 per patient that would add 4 billion dollars addtional cost to the health care system. I can think of a better place to put the money and a better place to put the tests. ath >From: "Dr. Montgomery" <apgar10@thebirthcentermt.com> >Reply-To: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net >To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L <ob-gyn-l@dns.obgyn.net> >Subject: Cost of antenatal testing >Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:31:10 -0600 > >Listers, > >As ACOG and SMFM are promoting prenatal testing for "everyone", I was >curious if anybody knows of a reference looking at the economics of this. > >With the current testing available (either NT/free beta or mid-trimester >serum screening) and both of their associated "false positives" (sorry to >use that term). I would be curious as to the financial breakdown if we >tested everybody, then acted on the positives via CVS or amnio - what would >be the actual cost per aneupliody identified. Somebody must have looked at >this. > >Lynn > >Lynn D. Montgomery, M.D. > >Obstetrics & Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine > >The Birth Center/Rocky Mountain Women's Health > >1211 S. Reserve St. > >Missoula, Montana, 59801 > >406-549-0978 > >fax 406-549-0987 > >e-mail: apgar10@qwest.net > _________________________________________________________________ The average US Credit Score is 675. The cost to see yours: $0 by Experian. -- _________________________________________________________________ http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=660600&bcd=EMAILFOOTERAVERAGE Next message: Richard Kaplan: "Re: Post Partum BTL" Previous message: Henry Gregor: "Re: A Necessary Vaccine [NYT Editorial]" In reply to: Dr. Montgomery: "Cost of antenatal testing" Next in thread: Dr Eberhard Lisse: "Re: Cost of antenatal testing" Reply: Dr Eberhard Lisse: "Re: Cost of antenatal testing"

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