Why Does Birth In American Cost More Than Anywhere InThe World?

American Way Of Birth, Costliest In The World by Elisabeth Rosenthal.  The New York Times.  June 30, 2013.

Read this wonderful article and test your retention with the quiz below.

(1)  _____________ and _______ care constitutes the biggest category of hospital payouts for most commercial insurers and state Medicaid programs.

(2)  For ______________ million annual births the cost is well over ________ billion.

(3)  Explain how paying for individual versus bundled services has contributed to high costs for birth.

(4)  In 2011, of the women covered by private insurance plans not obtained through an employer, ______% lacked maternity coverage.

(5)  From 2004 to 2010, prices paid by insurers for vaginal births rose ________%

(6)  In most developed countries, comprehensive maternity care is _________________.

(7)  In France new mothers remain in the hospital ________________ in order to __________________.

(8)  What is one social factor that has contributed to rising birth costs?

(9)  With costs spiraling, some hospitals are offering _________________.

(10)  True or False:  Most of the rise in birth costs is the result of reimbursements to obstetricians.

(11)  What has been the role of midwifes in cost reduction in other countries?

(12)  Why will out-of-control costs for births pose a threat for state finances?