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Medicare and Medicaid
Findings from Yale University, Medical Department in medicare and medicaid reported
July 13th, 2009
In this recent report, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To examine the primary cesarean delivery rates and associated neonatal outcomes by insurance status in public and private hospitals in New York City. We accessed Vital statistics data on all births to women with Medicaid or private insurance from 1996 through 2003, compiling a total of 321,308 nulliparous women who delivered singleton neonates by either normal spontaneous vaginal delivery or primary cesarean delivery." "Rates of primary cesarean delivery and adverse neonatal outcomes were examined by hospital type and insurance status while controlling for potential confounders. There were 51,682...
Source: Managed Care Weekly Digest (2009-07-13)
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