- Maintaining a program to screen all newborns is time consuming, labor intensive, and a very expensive process.
- There are both obvious and hidden costs associated with any Universal Newborn Screening Programs, making it hard for hospitals to determine the exact cost of running an internal program.
- Recent studies have shown that an internal UNHS program ranges from $35,000 to $200,000 annually, depending on birth rates.
- In most cases, the equipment and staff needed for an internal UNOS program are cost-prohibited.
- Hospitals are losing money each and every year by providing these screening services.