MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'afford'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:31:30 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3833405&cid=t_158652_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fmedical-oncologist-dr-alan-venook-reports-patient-longer-afford-lifesaving-meds%2F Medical oncologist Dr. Alan P. Venook of the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center reports in the New England Journal of Medicine that some patients of his can no longer afford medications to keep their cancer at bay. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3833405 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 05:46:25 +0100 3833405 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3655582&cid=t_158652_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D537 Another private cord blood bank is offering something called “Afford-A-Cord” and the company is pitching it as unique to their particular cord blood collection, processing and storage system.  We thought it was important to bring two issues to the fore as you evaluate your choices in private cord blood banking: 1- This program is based on a third party credit provider, GE Capital, a large finance company and is marketed under the name Care Credit. Several other private cord blood banks, including MAZE, offer this type of financing. 2- If you opt for the Afford-A-Cord plan publicized in the news, the upfront is indeed very low; however, the total cost at the end of your storage period is $6914.  That compares with MAZE’s total cost of $2010 for processing and free 20 yea... Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3655582 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:41:36 +0100 3655582 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2303292&cid=t_158652_177_f&fid=38133&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTubalReversalBlog%2F%7E3%2FM34r_JO9zEM%2Ftubal-reversal-surgery-of-mrs-peach-reversal-cast.html This is a humorous continuation of the Georgia Peach blog series which presents the entire crew and cast who helped make tubal reversal a possibility for Tanya and Kevin. (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog) Tubal Reversal Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2303292 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:14:28 +0100 2303292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2277206&cid=t_158652_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fhow-to-get-a-mammogram-if-you-cant-afford-one%2F My husband and I really enjoy grocery shopping together. Yesterday we spent some time going through our huge supermarket and kept adjusting our meal plans based on some of the high prices and choosing sale items instead. A lot of American families are doing this right now. Fortunately, our main chain originates in Michigan and is trying to accommodate the shrinking budgets of families here. Trying to balance food, bills, utilities and health costs for a family is placing huge strain on households throughout the nation. Not many household budgets today include screening for a mammogram. I think a lot of women are forgoing important tests so they can feed their kids, and you can’t blame them. I had to rethink my blog of Friday urging everyone to tell someone to get a mammogram. It occurred... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2277206 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:06:41 +0100 2277206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1245329&cid=t_158652_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Fms-money-matters-how-do-you-pay-for-ms-drugs%2F Last month, we started a regular look at the price and cost of multiple sclerosis. At the end of last year, you gave me so many ideas that it’s obvious to me that it’s an important topic to you. I read a couple of years ago that the annual economic impact of MS on a family is somewhere between $50,000 and $75,000 USD per year. 50-75K is an awful lot of money and I expect that some of us don’t see how it could “cost” us that much. I’ll write more about that number next time, but I think it’s safe to say that the largest single chunk of that number is the price of our disease modifying therapies; our MS drugs. Shots that we take daily, weekly or every other day have a price tag between $1500 and $3000 per month. Those of us who get a larger dose of IV drugs are in for $3000-$70... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1245329 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:26:06 +0100 1245329