Medicaid pays for 70 percent of US pregnancies for women under age 25
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“…the U.S. remains one of the most dangerous high-income countries in the world for women to give birth”
"But hundreds of thousands of mothers every year are kicked off the program just 60 days after giving birth, turning the safety net into a cliff."
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* Preterm births are VERY costly – Feb 2017
* Note: Many preterm births expenses continue past the 60 day Medicaid cliff
* Costs of Pregnancy much reduced by Vitamin D
* Pregnant women were 2.6 times more likely to stop smoking when given financial rewards – RCT Jan 2015
* Medicaid should give financial rewards to pregnant women when they take vitamin D