Drew Altman,
President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
2019 Chancellor's Health Policy Lecture
Jan 23, 12:00 - 1:00 pm,
Mission Bay campus,
Byers Hall
RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-chancellors-health-policy-lecture-tickets-53200359708
The U.S. is the most expensive country in the world to give birth. But most hospitals won’t tell patients how much delivery and care costs until after the baby is born.
Why it matters: The average sticker price for childbirth in the U.S. is $32,093, and even insurance doesn’t take care of all of it. Hospitals can charge whatever they want for services, often leaving patients with a confusing list of items on the bill. For Dr. Renee Hsia, an emergency department physician and lead author of a study on California women giving birth, childbirth prices reflect the larger health care system — where high prices are “more the rule than the exception.”
The UCSF Industry Documents archive is a searchable, open-access repository of internal memos, consulting notes, and public relations and research funding strategies. Some of the documents came from individuals, including university-based consultants who donated their files to university archivists. Others are the product of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. And in one case, the materials became public when Russian hackers published leaked documents. The number of documents in the food industry archive will likely double by January as UCSF continues to process the two largest donated collections.
Read more:
https://civileats.com/2018/11/28/new-archive-reveals-how-the-food-industry-mimics-big-tobacc-to-suppress-science-shape-public-opinion/
Website for the UCSF Documents Archive
idl.ucsf.edu
Learn more about the New UCSF Food Industry Documents Archive
Healthpolicy.ucsf.edu/ucsf-food-industry-documents-archive
