Advocating for Midwifery: Addressing Systemic Racism Through Policy and Advocacy
The “Advocating for Midwifery: Addressing Systemic Racism Through Policy and Advocacy” session at ACNM’s 66th Annual Meeting will offer a comprehensive update on ACNM’s policy agenda and advocacy work for the 117th session...
Failing Mothers of Color – Yet Again!
The COVID-19 crisis adds a new dimension to the maternal mortality crisis for New Yorkers. In New York City, Black women are eight times more likely to die of causes related to...
Eliminating the Racial Disparities Contributing to the Rise in U.S. Maternal Mortality: Perspectives from...
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Valuing the Lives of All Mothers
As the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) continues recognition of the Year of the...
Your State Affiliates at Work: Increasing Access to Midwifery Care Nationwide
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...
Energy and Commerce Committee Advances Two Maternal Health Bills
This week the House Energy and Commerce Health Committee approved two bipartisan bills that seek to strengthen and improve maternal health access and outcomes. Introduced by Reps. Engel (D-NY), Bucshon (R-IN)...
House Introduces Bipartisan BABIES Act
Earlier this week,
Representatives Katherine Clark (D-MA) and Buddy Carter (R-GA) introduced bipartisan legislation to
expand access to freestanding birth centers for women with low-risk pregnancies
(i.e., uncomplicated singleton term pregnancies with a vertex presentation with
an expected...
ACNM Reaffirms Opposition of Removal of Legal Protections in Health Care Rights Law
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) reaffirms its strong opposition to efforts seeking to dismantle important legal protections afforded under the Health Care Rights Law (Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act...
Redocumentation of Evaluation and Management Services No Longer Required for CNMs
On Friday, November 1, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) released its CY 2020 final
rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The physician fee schedule
dictates Medicare payment rates and policies...
House Passes Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed by voice vote H.R. 728,
the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act, a bipartisan bill
introduced by Reps. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) and Dave Joyce (R-OH). The
legislation...
Midwives for Universal Health Care: Now Is the Time to Get Involved
New ACNM Connect group is advocating for health care reform and needs your help.
For years, a solid base of activists comprised largely of
physicians and nurses has championed...