S 662 · 111th Congress · Health

Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009

Introduced 2009-03-19· Sponsored by Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND]· Senate

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House
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Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7638)(2009-03-19)

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)

17 Democrats2 Republicans1 Independent
Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]ME
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]OR
Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]NY
Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]MA
Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]MN
Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]CA
Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]ME
Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]MI
Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]WA
Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]NM
Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]OH
Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]VT
Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]WA
Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]HI
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]RI
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]IL
Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]VT
Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]NM
Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]CT
Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK]AK