Increase in Caesarean Deliveries after the Australian Private Health Insurance Incentive Policy Reforms

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Increase in Caesarean Deliveries after the Australian Private Health Insurance Incentive Policy Reforms

AbstractBackground: The Australian Private Health Insurance Incentive (PHII) policy reforms implemented in 1997–2000 increased PHI membership in Australia by 50%. Given the higher rate of obstetric interventions in privately insured patients, the reforms may have led to an increase in surgical deliv...

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Main Authors:	Einarsdottir, K., Kemp, A., Haggar, F., Moorin, Rachael, Gunnell, A., Preen, D., Stanley, F., Holman, D.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Public Library of Science 2012
Subjects:	birth rates The Australian Private Health Insurance Incentive (PHII) obstetric interventions length of stay surgical deliveries data-systems policy reforms caesarean sections
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42560

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