We NEED everyone's help to make sure that birth centers across the nation stay in business! Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California) is trying to reduce or eliminate the Facility Fee that birth centers can bill for. This is a main part of the re-imbursement that birth centers recieve from Medicaid, and to eliminate them is esentially to eliminate birth centers all together. We can NOT let this happen!
Act Now!
Each and every one of you CAN take action to put birth centers on the Congressional radar. The birth center community must take the lead on this--Congress won't take any action for us unless it hears from its constituents. AABC's lobbyist Karen Fennell is busy making Congressional visits, but they are saying they have not heard from you--so it must not be important . . .
Right now, Rep. Susan Davis (CA) will sponsor the bill and Rep. Lois Capps (CA) will co-sponsors, but we need many more--including Republicans so it has bi-partisan support.
