If your sore throat is mild, try staying hydrated and avoiding acidic foods
One potential cost advantage: oral medications eliminate the expenses associated with injection supplies (needles, syringes, sharps containers, alcohol swabs) that add up over months and years of treatment
In the CY 2024 OPPS/ASC final rule with comment period (88 FR 82079), we established the requirement for each hospital, beginning April 1, 2024, to affirm in its MRF that the hospital has, to the best of its knowledge and belief, included all applicable standard charge information in accordance with the requirements of 45 CFR part 180 and that the information displayed is true, accurate, and complete as of the date indicated in the file
Since then, additional studies have shown similar results
Department of Veterans Affairs has conveniently created a tool that allows you to search VA wait times in your area, so you can know before you go