Hi Nicole If I remember correctly the Australian Government also did that a few years ago; took the financial incentive away from doctors, by equalizing Medicare payments for vaginal and c.section births, however the lobby group to represent doctors to the government threatened walk outs to such an extent that the Medicare payment was increased again for c.sections. A Professor of Obstetrics told me once he felt confident the best way to reduce the unnecessarily high c.section rate was to introduce a peer review system where each obstetrician would explain the reason to his peers for each of his/her c.sections performed. Warm hug
Julie Clarke -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of nicole and gareth Sent: Thursday, 20 April 2006 11:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: theatre "greens" An obst from argentina recently told me that to lower the countries ridiculously high caesar rate the government made the schedule benefits (as in money given for procedure) the same for both c/s and vaginal birth, c/s rate dropped very quickly! nicole -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
