Original Article

Effects of Changing Health Care Financial Policy on Very Low Birthweight Neonatal Outcomes

Authors: KAREN J. LESSARIS MD, DAVID J. ANNIBALE MD, MICHAEL W. SOUTHGATE MD, THOMAS C. HULSEY MSPH, ScD, BRYAN L. OHNING MD, PhD

Abstract

Background. Our objective was to determine whether perinatal referral patterns and clinical outcomes for very low birthweight infants changed in relation to changing Medicaid financial policies in coastal South Carolina.

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