Maternal minimum-stay legislation: cost and policy implications.
- 1 June 1999
- journal article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 89 (6) , 922-923
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.89.6.922
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Recently, most state legislatures and Congress have passed laws mandating insurance coverage for a minimum period of inpatient care following delivery. This study analyzed the likely cost implications of one state's law. METHODS: Hospital discharge records for Illinois women who gave birth (n = 167,769) and infants born (n = 164,905) during a 12-month period predating the law were analyzed. RESULTS: As a percentage of total spending on birth-related admissions and readmissions, the net effect of the law ranges from a savings of 0.1% to a cost of 20.2%. CONCLUSIONS: There may be large cost implications to this legislation, even with savings from avoided re-admissions.Keywords
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