From NEJM Group X: In an effort to reduce racial disparities in prenatal health, a Yale-based transdisciplinary research team, clinicians, and payers developed a program to deliver prenatal care in a group format. Read the full Perspective: https://lnkd.in/etKkZKx6
My take: We can address many maternal and infant disparities by implementing group prenatal care, training and hiring midwives, and giving patients access to doulas. Even better if we can train a diverse maternal health workforce. I’m glad we have even more evidence that group prenatal care works. #maternalhealth
I’m happy to share that I’m officially an MBA candidate at the Questrom School of Business, Boston University! I have been thinking about getting an MBA for almost three years now and am excited to get started! Physicians are often not at the table when important business decisions are being made which can then affect clinical care; I want to be part of those conversations and gain the knowledge needed to understand the business side of medicine to better advocate for my patients and fellow docs. With that knowledge in my pocket and my heart in medicine I know I can make a big impact for the better ✨ I’m thankful for this amazing opportunity! #knowledgeispower#omba#mba#physicianleadership#mbahereicome
“There are a number of reasons why the U.S. health care system is falling short when it comes to maternity care. All of them are about money. Insurance reimbursement rates are set in large part by a committee that critics say undervalues ob-gyn care relative to other, high-profit specialties.A large proportion of births in the U.S. are reimbursed through Medicaid, which pays hospitals less than other insurers. Because of the way billing codes are structured, pay for maternity care is often made in a lump sum meant to cover a woman’s whole pregnancy, which doctors say significantly under-prices the care they give. And some private insurers have gained near-monopolies in some states, shrinking competition and doctors' ability to negotiate. Obstetrics also has among the highest rates of malpractice suits, which drives up insurance costs and pushes doctors away from the field.
*Taken together, the increasingly profit-driven business of health care has little incentive to focus on what is the most important moment in many people’s lives.”*
Obstetrician-Gynecologist || Latina || I care, a lot
I keep saying it over and over. If we want better maternity care and to retain OBGYNs and Midwives, the insurers and policymakers need to INCREASE REIMBURSEMENT and direct it toward MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENTS in the system so that it covers the actual cost and burden of providing these excellent 24/7 high risk, skill, and empathy services to pregnant people. I’ll say it again, THIS IS AN EMERGENCY. It’s crumbling before our eyes. We are losing colleagues in droves. #timesuphttps://lnkd.in/gvWTnTAw
Pediatrician at Gila River Health Care
3wThanks for sharing!