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Committee advances bill to expand birth centers, raise doula reimbursement and expand fatherhood initiative amid questions on providers and costs
Summary
House Bill 7102 would direct state agencies to increase birth centers, boost Medicaid doula reimbursement and expand fatherhood programs. Members pressed for details on facility models, Medicaid billing, ERISA‑covered private plans and where funding would come from.
The Human Services Committee advanced House Bill 7102, a multi‑part maternal and infant health proposal that includes: a plan from state agencies to expand birth centers and birthing hospitals in underserved areas; an increase in Medicaid reimbursement for doula services; and an expansion of a fatherhood initiative to improve fathers’ support for maternal health.
Members asked whether birth centers would be hospital‑associated or independent and whether they accept Medicaid and private insurance. Committee members were told…
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