Dr. Rachel Rubin Says Vaginal Hormones Could Save Medicare $6 Billion to $22 Billion a Year
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 12
Dr. Rachel Rubin Says Vaginal Hormones Could Save Medicare $6 Billion to $22 Billion a Year
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 12
Summary
$6 billion to $22 billion in annual Medicare savings could come from wider use of vaginal hormones, Dr. Rachel Rubin said in a discussion on perimenopause and menopause.
Rubin argued many women suffer unnecessarily as hormonal changes during those stages go undertreated, and said vaginal hormones can also help prevent urinary tract infections.
The conversation also covered hormone replacement therapy more broadly, with Norah O'Donnell sharing her own menopause experience as the segment framed treatment as both a health and cost issue.