At 1.3 million procedures each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists cesarean delivery as the most frequently-performed inpatient surgery in the U.S. Both public and private insurance programs pay more to hospitals for childbirth
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Jan 15 2014, 08:21 AM
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