Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is aiming to begin a pilot guaranteed payment program next year that targets city neighborhoods with some of the highest infant mortality rates in the country. Among the 10 highest-populated cities in the U.S., Philadelphia has the lowest rates of birth weight for newborns. The city’s infant mortality rate is 8.1 deaths per 1,000 live births — a staggeringly high number…
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