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Panel advances bill to raise reimbursement for freestanding birth centers
Summary
Senate File 2109 would raise reimbursement rates for freestanding birth centers and direct DHS to resolve billing mismatches so centers can be paid for labor support and required newborn services. Testimony emphasized better outcomes and recent closures tied to unsustainable payments; an author's amendment was adopted and the bill was laid over.
Senator Ann Pappas presented Senate File 2109, which would increase the reimbursement rates paid by medical assistance for the facility portion of care at freestanding birth centers and direct the Department of Human Services to work with birth centers to resolve billing mismatches.
Amy Johnson Grass, a midwife and president of the Minnesota chapter of…
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