Costly Care: Lack of insurance options in midwifery care leaves new mothers confused

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Costly Care: Lack of insurance options in midwifery care leaves new mothers confused
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One couple unexpectedly received a $9,700 bill after their son’s birth because their insurance only covers certain types of midwives.

also goes through a graduate-level nurse midwifery program. The main difference is they are not a registered nurse.who go through training specific to the birthing field but may not have taken a traditional nursing or healthcare college track. That’s the type of provider Clark’s midwife is, and she’s also licensed in the state of California. Different states handle licensing and requirements differently.

Rothman’s work helped change a law in Maryland that made sure insurance companies covered services, like a Pap smear, which helps detect signs of cervical cancer. Rothman believes insurance reform pertaining to midwifery care is needed across the nation. “There should be federal laws that mandate that women have the right to choose what kind of provider they want and where they want to have their birth,” Dr. Rothman said.Dr. David Anderson is a Professor of Economics at Centre College in Kentucky. He collectedon at-home births and found the average cost of a home birth is around $4,650. That number is significantly below existing cost estimates if it’s a low-risk birth in a hospital setting.

“As a third-party administrator of employer self-funded health plans, Collective Health adjudicates member medical claims consistent with plan requirements and applicable law. Our policy is to respect privacy by declining to comment publicly on specific claims.”, the interest in home births saw a small spike during the pandemic, going from 38,506 in 2019 to 45,646 in 2020, an increase of 18.5% and the highest level since at least 1990.

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