Abstract:Objectives Twin births have increased in prevalence. Twin births are more likely to have poorer outcomes than singleton births and are more costly. However, although Medicaid paid for approximately half of U.S. births in 2016, little is known specifically about the incidence of twin births and related costs for Medicaid beneficiaries. This paper seeks to expand the knowledge of twin births covered by Medicaid. Methods We obtained data for singleton (N = 115,568) and twin (N = 3775) Medicaid-covered births in s… Show more
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