American Association of Birth Centers
Legislative Alert
Senator Boxer Takes the Lead for Birth Centers
in the Senate - Call on your Senators to Co-sponsor!
The Medicaid Birth Center Reimbursement Act to
be introduced in U.S. Senate within two weeks!
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) will introduce the Medicaid Birth
Center Reimbursement Act in the Senate to ensure Medicaid birth center
facility fee payments to states.
The Senate version will be identical to H.R. 2358 The Medicaid Birth
Center Reimbursement Act.
We need your immediate help! We want to ensure that there is bipartisan
support for the bill by adding your Senators as co-sponsors.
Critical Next Step
CALL YOUR 2 U.S. SENATORS at their D.C. offices.
Call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask for your
Senator OR
Click here to find your Senators and their contact
information.
Keep trying if you don't get through. We must make our voices heard and
there are many people calling about health care reform and the energy
bill.
Speak with your Senator's legislative health assistant. Be
sure to get his/her name. This is critical information for
Karen to follow-up with the staff.
Ask that your Senators co-sponsor The Medicaid Birth Center
Reimbursement Act being introduced by Senator Boxer. For
additional information on the legislation and why it is important visit
www.birthcenters.org
Call or email AABC's lobbyist Karen Fennell and tell her who you talked
with and any comments or additional information requested. Call Karen
at 301-830-3910; Send email to
karenfennell50@yahoo.com
Sincerely,
Jill Alliman, CNM, MSN
Chair, Legislative Committee
American Association of Birth Centers