U.S. costs for Pregnancy, Childbirth and Infant Care are twice what other developed countries charge

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U.S. costs for Pregnancy, Childbirth and Infant Care are twice what other developed countries charge

Author: TyroneIrish (22492 Posts - Joined: Oct 8, 2020)

Posted at 1:59 pm on Oct 7, 2025

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and the rate of expensive C-Sections here is also twice what is experienced elsewhere. OB/GYNs, like Baron, may find that the ACA, which is not focused on "Fee for Service" lowers their income and therefore have personal reasons for opposing a law that extends care to millions of Americans who were denied HC services previously.

Link: https://www.statista.com/chart/20657/average-hospital-admission-cost-for-giving-birth/?srsltid=AfmBOookC6X-yM_TaOOUvXaNtu2FjFpL9lT8uzsZg18fUZYWAZWqdKfy

Replies to: "U.S. costs for Pregnancy, Childbirth and Infant Care are twice what other developed countries charge"

Would extending expiring Obamacare subsidies for lower-income families suffice to end the shutdown? - Curly1918 - 9:32am 10/7/25 (16) [View All]
- I think so. At present we are unavoidably shackled with the disaster of Obamacare. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:02am 10/7/25
  - U.S. costs for Pregnancy, Childbirth and Infant Care are twice what other developed countries charge [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 1:59pm 10/7/25
    - Tyrone's support for unlimited abortion is actually saving us money - Iggle - 8:36pm 10/7/25
      - My support for Women's Reproductive Rights, as established and maintained by the SCOTUS since - TyroneIrish - 9:20pm 10/7/25
  - The most amusing FACT about Obamacare is that greedy Insurance companies are profiting from it. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 10:42am 10/7/25
    - It essentially nationalized part of HC insurance and opened the door for Big Pharma gouging.Disaster - BaronVonZemo - 2:37pm 10/7/25
    - Without nationalized HC, you have to got through a gaggle of Insurance companies...it ain't easy to - TyroneIrish - 2:09pm 10/7/25
    - The original design was terrible. - Iggle - 11:08am 10/7/25
- Same question I wanted to pose. Have the R leaders come out publicly say - Quest4twelve - 9:57am 10/7/25
- The shut down needs to end and then they can negotiate. - PaND - 9:54am 10/7/25
  - In your mind only Dems use the ACA. [NT] - Quest4twelve - 9:57am 10/7/25
    - As usual, your post makes no sense. [NT] - PaND - 10:00am 10/7/25
    - "Willingly". You forgot that key word. Everyone but Ds wants the old affordable & better system. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:00am 10/7/25
      - Explain how the old "affordable" system was better? - Quest4twelve - 10:29am 10/7/25
        Less than half the cost for one [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 2:16pm 10/7/25
        The one that denied coverage for pre-existing conditions and was unaffordable for the tens of - TyroneIrish - 10:12pm 10/7/25