A comparison of Medicaid and non-Medicaid obstetrical care in California

The use of prenatal care and rates of low birth weight were examined among four groups of women who delivered in California in October 1983. Medicaid paid for the deliveries of two groups, and two groups were not so covered. The analyses suggest that longer Medicaid enrollment improved the use of pr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Howell, Embry M., Herz, Elicia J., Wang, Ruey-Hua, Hirsch, Marilyn B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES 1991
Materias:
Statistical Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4193197/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10112765
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Sumario:The use of prenatal care and rates of low birth weight were examined among four groups of women who delivered in California in October 1983. Medicaid paid for the deliveries of two groups, and two groups were not so covered. The analyses suggest that longer Medicaid enrollment improved the use of prenatal care. The association between prenatal care and birth weight was less clear. For women under Medicaid, measures of infant and maternal morbidity, hospital characteristics, and Medicaid eligibility were all statistically related to charges, payments, and length of stay for the delivery hospitalization.

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