Change In Texas Medicaid Payments Helps Cut Number Of Premature Births

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News)

Even though the health risks to babies born before they reach full term at 39 weeks have long been recognized, nearly 1 in 10 babies in the United States is born prematurely. Texas decided to try to change that. Continue reading article here…

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