Written by the Kentucky Lantern’s Sarah Ladd After compromises from lawmakers, St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Northern Kentucky is now neutral on legislation to clear the way for freestanding birth centers in the state. Representatives for the health system have previously voiced some opposition, saying hospitals are best equipped to handle the unpredictability of birth. Marc Wilson […]
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NKY legislator aims to broaden Medicaid for midwife births
Medicaid covers the cost of nearly half of all Kentucky births. But it pays nothing for certified professional midwives who help moms give birth at home instead of in a hospital. Sen. Shelley Funke Frommeyer wants to change that. On Tuesday, the Senate Families and Children committee unanimously approved Funke Frommeyer’s Senate Bill 89, which […]