With maternity care representing one of the most common and costly medical interventions that women experience, Kaiser and the March of Dimes co-hosted a forum to release new studies that analyze the costs of maternity care and assess coverage under consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs). Kaiser released a new study that compares the out-of-pocket costs of maternity care under CDHPs and traditional health insurance plans. The March of Dimes released a new study prepared by Thomson Healthcare that examines the overall costs of having a baby.

 Report and Executive Summary: Maternity Care and Consumer-Driven Health Plans

 Thomson Report: The Healthcare Costs of Having a Baby (.pdf)

 March of Dimes: Maternity Care Fact Sheet (.pdf)

The forum took place in the Foundation's Barbara Jordan Conference Center in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, June 12, 2007.

 Agenda (.pdf)

 Speaker Biographies (.pdf)

 Salganicoff Presentation (.pdf)

 Chang Presentation (.pdf)

 Pollitz Presentation (.pdf)

 Webcast of Forum