Increase in caesarean deliveries after the Australian Private Health Insurance Incentive policy reforms.

Increase in caesarean deliveries after the Australian Private Health Insurance Incentive policy reforms.

<h4>Background</h4>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 sur...

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Main Authors: Kristjana Einarsdóttir, Anna Kemp, Fatima A Haggar, Rachael E Moorin, Anthony S Gunnell, David B Preen, Fiona J Stanley, C D'Arcy J Holman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22844477/pdf/?tool=EBI

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