ACNM State Advocacy Update
2022 has started with a flurry of legislative activity around midwifery, postpartum Medicaid expansion, abortion, preceptor tax credits and mandated implicit bias training. ACNM is monitoring many midwifery-related bills, and we are working together with state...
Hip Hip Hooray! Join us in congratulating our Kansas ACNM Affiliate in becoming the 29th jurisdiction (28 states plus D.C.) to achieve FULL PRACTICE AUTHORITY for Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs). On Friday, April 15, 2022, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly (D)...
Last week, ACNM President-Elect, Cathy Collins-Fulea, DNP, CNM, FACNM, participated in a telebriefing for Congressional staff on the impacts of COVID-19 on the nation’s maternal care workforce. Organized by ACOG, the following providers joined ACNM on the panel: Denise...
Get excited for Winter Off the Hill Advocacy Week! Join us the week of January 23rd-27th! to advocate for midwifery!!
Due to the pandemic, our Members of Congress and their staff have become more accessible through virtual meetings. Engagement with...
You are a midwife with three years of experience in a federally qualified health center practice that delivers in a private hospital. You love your work, your patients, and your growing confidence in your clinical skills. You’ve noticed lately...
CMS Approves Postpartum Medicaid Expansion in Additional States
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved Louisiana, Virginia, New Jersey, and Illinois’ extension of Medicaid and CHIP coverage for 12 months after pregnancy on or before April 1,...
Affiliate leaders are already busy in the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife with efforts to increase access to midwifery care nationwide. ACNM will continue to support our affiliates for the 2020 state legislative sessions as they continue...