Health plan finds extra prenatal services not cost effective in treating Medicaid risk patients.
Good news and bad news about Medicaid prenatal efforts: Although this Minneapolis HMO didn't reduce overall costs by instituting a comprehensive prenatal program targeted at high-risk mothers, administrators still say there are clear-cut benefits to managing this patient population. Here are the results of a two-year study, plus lessons learned in the effort.
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