Medicaid Costs and Birth Outcomes: The Effects of Prenatal WIC Participation and the Use of Prenatal Care

Barbara Devaney, Linda Bilheimer and Jennifer Schore

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Abstract: This study examines the effects of prenatal WIC participation and the use of prenatal care on Medicaid costs and birth outcomes in five states—Florida, Minnesota, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas.

Keywords: WIC; Birth Outcomes; Prenatal Care; Medicaid Costs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-08-01
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