| Billing data from 7 million births reveals about one in eight hospitals have complication rates of at least double the norm. Yet, in the United States – the most dangerous country in the developed world to give birth – maternity hospitals’ childbirth complication rates are a well-guarded secret. Many hospitals know them. So do many state health agencies, insurance companies and researchers. But they fear the complication rates are too complex for regular folks to understand. |  |
News Alert Thursday, March 7 |
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|  | | Moms are dying. This data could help save them, but it’s kept secret, a USA TODAY investigation reveals | | Billing data from 7 million births reveals about one in eight hospitals have complication rates of at least double the norm. Yet, in the United States – the most dangerous country in the developed world to give birth – maternity hospitals’ childbirth complication rates are a well-guarded secret. Many hospitals know them. So do many state health agencies, insurance companies and researchers. But they fear the complication rates are too complex for regular folks to understand. | | |
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