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Health Care Expenditures for Uncomplicated Pregnancies, 2009

Categories: Births/Deaths,Health Insurance,Health/Medical,Medicare/Medicaid,Prices/Inflation,Statistics

http://meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_files/publications/rf32/rf32.pdf

Provides estimates of the expenses associated with an uncomplicated  pregnancy, including both the prenatal care and the inpatient delivery, overall and by groups defined by the insurance status of the mother.  Finds that those who were privately insured paid higher out-of-pocket costs than those on Medicaid. From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality