Potential Medicaid cost savings from maternity care based at a freestanding birth center
Potential Medicaid cost savings from maternity care based at a freestanding birth center
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United States: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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English
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United States: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Medicaid pays for about half the births in the United States, at very high cost. Compared to usual obstetrical care, care by midwives at a birth center could reduce costs to the Medicaid program. This study draws on information from a previous study of the outcomes of birth center care to determine whether such care reduces Medicaid costs for low i...
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Potential Medicaid cost savings from maternity care based at a freestanding birth center
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4167228
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4167228
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2159-0354
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2159-0354
DOI
10.5600/mmrr.004.03.a06
