If there is one thing we all know about Paul Ryan and Donald Trump’s TRyan-to-kill-everyone-care is that it’s going to kill people by making preventative care unaffordable or prohibitive to millions of people. Amino is a company that’s created a huge healthcare database. That say that they’ve been able to “stitch together” and analyzed $1.8 trillion in bills and claims, from 220 million Americans treated by 951,000 doctors and medical facilities.
Here are some of Amino’s findings:
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About $1,000 for an IUD. Our median network rate estimate for a Mirena IUD is $1,111. Skyla and Paragard IUDs would likely cost about the same, at $983 and $1,045 respectively.
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A whopping $4,000 for tubal ligation, which about 25% of women using contraception choose, particularly when they’ve decided to stop having children.
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About $250 for a standard mammogram to screen for breast cancer, which women over age 45 are supposed to get every one to two years.
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About $1,500 for a standard colonoscopy to check for signs of colon cancer.
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Just over $200 for a Pap smear to screen for cervical cancer—a hefty chunk of change for a standard, recurring medical expense (every few years) that only women get.
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More than $300 for a single HPV vaccine that helps prevent cervical cancer—and patients need 2-3 doses to complete the schedule.
Sorry mom and dad, your “private parts” are where the cooties come from and so we won’t be able to cover that—especially you ladies. The good news is, under Trumpcare, Paul Ryan’s family will have enough money to continue to afford preventative care insurance, and we will foot the bill—or a Koch brother.