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[Strange] Abortion: $400. Medical costs for birthing the baby you thought y
2008-06-07 06:18:00 Daily Mail
Lifetime Medical Costs of Obesity Are Unlikely to Spur Obesity Prevention E
2008-05-30 12:31:00 Even with shorter life expectancies, the lifetime medical costs for obese individuals are greater than costs for non-obese individuals, but those costs are unlikely to spur obesity prevention efforts, according to a new study published by researchers at RTI International and Merck & Co. The study, published on-line in the journal Obesity, found that lifetime medical costs for moderately obese 20-year-olds range between $5,000 and $21,000 more than costs for normal weight individuals. For individuals with greater levels of obesity, the costs are higher, ranging from $15,000 to $29,000 more than for normal weight individuals. Obese White females had the highest lifetime medical costs for both groups. However, the authors note that these costs are unlikely to generate significant investments in obesity prevention efforts."Because individuals switch jobs every four to five years, employers are unlikely to reap the financial benefits of successful obesity interventions...
By: BasilandSpice
Don?t Let Medical Costs Steal Your Financial Security
2008-05-13 00:00:00 The average lifetime cost of medical care for each person in the United States exceeds $300,000 and continues to escalate. Even for the insured, medical costs are taking a bigger and bigger portion of the family paycheck. If you add...
Gas Prices Make Medical Costs Higher
2007-12-15 23:44:00 The price of oil is affecting everything in its path. Food and services are just some of the things going up these days, as the price of gas continues to soar. Those medical supplies that you buy for your family each week at the grocery store is going to go up too. This could limit the ... |
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