The American College of Nurse?Midwives (ACNM), the nation’s oldest women’s health organization, applauds Rep. Ed Towns (D?NY) and Rep. Fred Upton (R?MI) on the bipartisan introduction of their legislation, the “Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009,” (H.R. 1101). This legislation will improve access for Medicare beneficiaries to the vital women’s health services offered by certified nure?midwives (CNM) and certified midwives (CM) by remedying a long?standing reimbursement rate inequity between midwives and other licensed health care professionals within the Medicare program.
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