From: mcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mark A. Cochran)
Subject: Re: Speaking of the Oppression of the Capitalist System....
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Keywords: abortion, digoxin, laminaria, pro-death
Organization: Um, err... I *know* I saw it here a few days ago...
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 92 04:35:11 GMT

In article <1992Dec25.215656.14860@wetware.com> drieux@wetware.com (drieux, just drieux) writes:
>kauff@neit.cgd.ucar.edu (Brian Kauffman) writes:
>] pn> =nyikos@math.scarolina.edu (Peter Nyikos) writes:
>] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>] pn> The cold light of reality begins with the fee schedule.  Sixteen to 22
>] pn> weeks, $750; 22 to 26 weeks, $1800.  Beyond 26 weeks, $2200.  
>] 
>] I see your not too proud to go for a few cheap shots.
>] 
>] (1) Nice innuendo.  (Do you do mathemtical proofs by innuendo too?)
>]     Care to make (& defend) a CLEAR statement that Dr. Tiller is primarily 
>]     motivated by money?  <y,n>
>] 
>] (2) IF the fact the Dr. Tiller charges money for abortions demonstrates
>]     that he's only in it for the money, THEN what can we conclude when
>]     Dr.s & hospitals charge even more for live births?  
>
>
>Can anyone out there post the fee's for:
>
>1. a pre_term labor, and what it costs to stop one.
>
Depends on how early, and how hard it is to stop it. Around here, we
use either Yutopar or Terbutalin to halt early labor. Yutopar is about
1 1/2 times as effective, and about 6 times as expensive. It also has
considerably fewer (and less severe) side effects. Assume we've got to
hold off labor for 2 months. Expect to spend a couple weeks at least
of that 2 months in the hospital. Doctors fees, drugs etc, it'll
probably run $3000, and higher if it's difficult to halt (or keep
halted).

>2. a pre_term delivery and associated ICU costs.
>
Depends on how pre-term. $400-500,000 is not uncommon at all. I'd say
$250-350,000 is about average for most NICU babies.

>3. a C-section Delivery
>
If it's planned, it runs (in this area) $3000-5000 for doctors fees,
hospital costs etc. Emergency C-sections run about double.

>4. a 'natural delivery' in a hospital, that is planned.
>
Assuming no complications, about $2000-3000.

>5. an EMERGENCY 'natural delivery' when the elapse time between
>when the mother says: "Honey, I think it is TIME!" and her breaking
>water is less than 50 minutes... { we will of course, not count
>in this package the associated cost of getting a boat crew out,
>and the general complications of clearing a landing for the
>ER crew to bring mother and daughter ashore.... }
>
Depends on how much the taxi driver charges for his seat covers. ;)

>
>While we are at it:
>
>1. cost to patch a flesh wound in an extremity.
>
>2. cost to patch a gunshot wound that generates a compound fracture.
>
>3. cost to patch a gunshot wound that generates an abdominal opening.
>
>4. cost to patch a gunshot wound that lodges a round in the proximity of:
>
>	4.1: the heart, requiring a heart specialist
>
>	4.2: the cranial area, requiring a brain specialist.
>
>5. cost to patch any gunshot wound that has been allowed to
>	fester for more than 24-48hrs...
>
These are all out of my area, although neurology is my wifes
speciality. According to her, a week in the neuro unit, plus
associated doctors fees will be about $10,000 or more.
Somebody else will have to tackle the others, I don't do gunshots. :)

>
>Or is Nykios merely pointing out the more complicated medical
>procedures tend to cost more than simple medical procedures?
>
I doubt if Petey has any real point.

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