March of Dimes gives La. a failing grade on premature births

... by Medicaid, the excess cost to the state is $200 million annually, according to the March of Dimes . Based in White Plains, N.Y., the national nonprofit organization has a goal of reducing the U.S. preterm birth rate to 9.6 percent of live births ...



via White Plains Newswire http://theadvocate.com/home/7469002-125/march-of-dimes-gives-la