Medicaid pays for nearly half of all births in the United States

Medicaid paid for 45 percent of the 4 million births in the United States in 2010, an amount that has been rising over time, according to a report out today. The study, published in the September 2013 issue of the peer-reviewed journal Women's Health Issues, offers the most comprehensive information to date on Medicaid financing of births in each of the 50 states and nationally.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-09/gwu...