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Regulating International Commercial Surrogacy

Bill Of Health

There is currently no regulation of international surrogacy. Creating such regulation is important to allow appropriate access to surrogacy services while mitigating its harmful consequences. there is no federal law on surrogacy, and state regulations are highly variable. For instance, surrogacy costs around $100,000 in the U.S.

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Singapore Updates Data Privacy Rules for Healthcare Sector

Triage Health Law

Singapore as a medical tourism destination Singapore boasts a strong healthcare sector that is supported by advanced IT and digital systems and infrastructure. It attracts more than 500,000 medical tourists annually, accounting for approximately US$ 1 billion in tourism spending. billion by 2029 [1].

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Prescription Drugs in the Pandemic, Year 2: Pricing Rx and Going Direct-to-Consumer

Health Populi

bn for patient spending on branded drug cost-sharing after accounting for manufacture-financed support. Exhibit 3 shows these costs for each stakeholder, totaling $93 billion. These are, in order of magnitude: $35.8 bn for the cost of physician practice time interactive with payers about prior authorization.