In: News
24 Oct 2009Do you know that almost two millions of people in the United States are suffering from Deep Vein Thrombosis or DVT? Well, DVT is the most common type of venous thromboembolism (VTE). It can lead into pulmonary embolism (PE) that may make the patients’ life in danger. Even if the patients don’t develop PE, they [...]
In: Surgery
30 Jul 2009The average hospital’s asking price of an inguinal or femoral hernia surgery is $10,600 for an adult male in the United States in 2006. (Source: Healthia)
For a patient with viable insurance, the majority of hernia surgery costs will be covered. Unfortunately, more than 40 million Americans don’t have insurance.In addition, some health plans qualify [...]