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Hospitals and clinical practices face financial challenges because Medicaid only pays about half of what private insurers pay for childbirth-related services. New payment models like bundled or blended payments could address the higher morbidity and mortality rates for women on Medicaid, experts say. Meanwhile, a plan to encourage states to shift their Medicaid programs to block-grant systems is expected this week. Syndicated from https://khn.org/morning-breakout/to-better-address-maternal-health-for-medicaid-beneficiaries-higher-reimbursements-are-needed-experts-say/
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