The cost of birth defects

January 22, 2007

$2.5 billion yearly in hospital costs.

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1 David January 22, 2007 at 1:25 pm

As we improve in our ability to treat those with birth defects, how long before we start seeing the rate of genetic defects (and consequently the cost to care for them) start to climb?

How long before pre-implantation genetic screening becomes more cost-effective than treating them after the fact?

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