Medicaid pays for 70 percent of US pregnancies for women under age 25

We’re Investigating How Insurance Gaps Endanger Mothers. This Is Why ProPublica

  • “…the U.S. remains one of the most dangerous high-income countries in the world for women to give birth”

  • "But hundreds of thousands of mothers every year are kicked off the program just 60 days after giving birth, turning the safety net into a cliff."

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Pregnancy category starts with{include}Healthy pregnancies need lots of vitamin D has the following summary{include}* Preterm births are VERY costly – Feb 2017 * Note: Many preterm births expenses continue past the 60 day Medicaid cliff* Costs of Pregnancy much reduced by Vitamin D* Pregnant women were 2.6 times more likely to stop smoking when given financial rewards – RCT Jan 2015* Medicaid should give financial rewards to pregnant women when they take vitamin D
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