HR 1101 · 111th Congress · Health

Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009

Introduced 2009-02-13· Sponsored by Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2009-02-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of and payment for certified midwife services. (Currently only certified nurse-midwife services are covered.)…

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Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats2 Republicans
Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]MI
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]TN
Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13]PA
Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]NJ
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34]CA
Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10]NJ
Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]MA
Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2]WI
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL
Rep. Markey, Betsy [D-CO-4]CO
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]VT
Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]NE
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]MN
Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]IL
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3]KS
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16]CA
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]AZ
Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10]OH
Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23]CA