Battle for Control of Growing Breast Milk Industry
The race to regulate and profit from donor breast milk pits nonprofit milk banks against for profit firms like Medolac Prolacta and International Milk Bank. Regulators in New Jersey Michigan and other states weigh licensing rules donor screening and processing standards amid a shortage of safe milk for NICUs and hospitals.
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U.S
Canada
New Jersey
Michigan
California
Maryland
New York
Texas
Kelli Russell
Washington
North Carolina
Rachel Palencik
West Chester
Pennsylvania
Nicus
Human Milk Banking Association of North America
Medolac
Prolacta
International Milk Bank
John Honaman
Breast
Glenn Snow
Only the Breast
Snow
Nonprofit
Milk Banking Association
State Department of Health
Claire
Trevor
Palencik
Birth control coverage saves women money under ACA rules
Kaiser Health News reports a Health Affairs study showing average out-of-pocket savings for birth control. Pill users saved about 255 dollars and IUD users 248 dollars in the year after full coverage began, with most women paying nothing by mid 2013. The research covered nearly 800,000 women aged 13 to 45 from 2008 to 2013, noting shifts toward longer acting methods.
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Health Affairs
Everage
Nora Becker
Uni
Becker
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