Treatment costs for suspected pneumonia, meningitis, very severe disease, and other diseases were US$ 31, US$ 57, US$ 73, and US$ 24 respectively. Costs ranged from US$ 24 to US$ 164 across different case-categories. Both type of disease and age of patient had statistically significant effects on treatment costs.hese three antibiotics accounted for 38%, 29%, and 16% of all the drug costs in the study respectively. The average treatment or direct medical costs of pneumonia, meningitis, very severe diseases, and other diseases were US$ 31, US$ 57, US$ 73, and US$ 24 respectively (Table 2).
The Hope Scholarship tax credit is no longer subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) starting in 2009. (The amount of the maximum Hope Scholarship was originally $1,500. It was increased to $1,650 in 2006, to $1,800 in 2008 and to $2,500 for 2009 and 2010. The Tax Relief Act of 2010 extended the American Opportunity Tax Credit's improvements to the Hope Scholarship through 2012.
All parents hope that their children will be a credit to them. That can literally be the case at tax time. The popular $1,000-per-child tax credit was made a permanent part of the tax code, thanks to the American Taxpayer Relief Act, also known as the fiscal cliff tax bill, that was enacted Jan. 2, 2013. That's great news for parents, who find the credit is an easy way to reduce their tax bills dollar for dollar.