The price paid for long-term solar power purchase agreement (PPA) contracts in 2015 fell below 50 dollars per megawatt-hour (or 5 cents per kilowatt-hour) in 4 of the 5 regions analyzed.
Only in California hospitals was the difference between complicated and uncomplicated delivery charges greater than $6,000 for vaginal births and $10,000 for cesarean births. The highest proportionally in Rhode Island.
Costs have been adjusted to 2011 dollars. The analyses found that premature and low birth weight infants spent an average of 15 days in the hospital, compared to just over 2 days for healthy, full-term infants. Premature babies averaged about 20 outpatient medical visits compared to just 14 for full-term infants.Preterm birth costs employers more than $12 billion in excess health care costs, according to new statistics from the March of Dimes.The high cost of preemies was spotlighted recently when AOL cited cuts to the companyâs 401(k) benefits on two âdistressedâ babies born to women working at the company.reterm birth costs employers more than $12 billion in excess health care costs, according to new statistics from the March of Dimes. The high cost of preemies was spotlighted recently when AOL cited cuts to the companyâs 401(k) benefits on two âdistressedâ babies born to women working at the company.