The report must cover costs, causes and earlier detection
What the document says“The financial costs of premature birth to society, including--”
The report must assess the financial costs of premature birth to society, including intensive care stays and their long-term costs to society and families after discharge and health care costs such as medications, therapeutic services, copayments and specialty equipment. It must assess the factors that affect preterm birth rates and the chances for earlier detection of risk. It must also analyze research strategies to bring at-risk pregnancies to term, best practices from state and other programs, and precision medicine and preventive approaches starting early in life.
What the document actually says“The financial costs of premature birth to society, including--”
The report must set out what early birth costs society. The list that follows says what to count.
A baby born too early may need weeks of intensive care. Costs go on after the family goes home. The report must also look at what causes early birth.
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