Regional Insights: Better Maternity Care Can Reduce Healthcare Costs

Although many people blame federal and state government deficits on wasteful spending, one of the biggest factors driving deficits is rapidly growing health care costs. High health care costs not only cause higher government expenditures on Medicare and Medicaid, but also increase the costs of providing health benefits to government employees.

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