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Here are two study's results:
1. Pediatrics;103,1999: 870-876. The main author is Wright, A.
EXCESS COSTS per 1000 FF infants
Office Visits: 2033
Hospitalization days: 212
Prescriptions #: 609
This equaled a savings of $331-$475 per FF infant in the first year of life.
Excess Costs per 1000 FF infants compared to those BF at least 3 months.
2. Ware& Hoey, ABM News and Views 1996;2;12. This is the Kaiser study from
N. Carolina.
Excess Costs per each FF infant
Clinic Visits: 1
Hospital admissions: .11
Hospital Days: .8
Hospital Costs: $898
Prescription Costs: Equal
Extrapolating these medical cost estimates to the number of infant deliveries
during this time period (n=2140), increasing the number of BF infants from
26% (current value) to 46% would result in a an estimated cost savings of
$491,000 for the HMO.
Chris Betzold MSN NP CLE
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