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Summary
Prevalence numbers:
- About 1,230 surgeries/year on 174,000,000 in US
- 1:140,000 have surgery each year
- 1:3,000 have surgery once in their lifetime
Surgical Cost: about 11¢ / insured
Total Cost: about 64¢ / insured
Potential cost increase: about 16¢ / insured
HRC Equality Index: THB points in 2006
Notes:
In summary, about 1,230 US residents have SRS each year, at a total cost of 11 cents per insured US resident.
Adding the cost of other medically necessary treatments (therapy, hormones, doctors office visits) brings the total cost to 64 cents per insured.
An employer considering the addition of THBs could have an increased cost of as much as 16 cents (of the 64) per insured.
Coverage of THBs will be part of the HRC Corporate Equality Index starting with in 2006.