Comments on: The VBAC and other Delivery Right Issues http://www.presidioinsurance.com/news/the-vbac-and-other-delivery-right-issues/ Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:37:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Elke Saunders http://www.presidioinsurance.com/news/the-vbac-and-other-delivery-right-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Elke Saunders Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:15:47 +0000 http://www.presidioinsurance.com/news/?p=307#comment-47 It baffles the mind that insurance companies don't do the math (and their own homework) to see that coverage for normal birthing and midwifery care would save them big money. It baffles the mind that insurance companies don’t do the math (and their own homework) to see that coverage for normal birthing and midwifery care would save them big money.

]]> By: Terry Thorsen http://www.presidioinsurance.com/news/the-vbac-and-other-delivery-right-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Terry Thorsen Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:19:18 +0000 http://www.presidioinsurance.com/news/?p=307#comment-31 Consider that the average hospital delivery runs $8,000. The average Cesaerean runs $20,000. The average home birth with midwives runs $2,000. With 4,000,000 babies born each year that equates to $24 billion in potential savings essentially by adopting a model that is used in most of the world including the United Kingdom and which has overall better outcomes. The first step is for every state to repeal laws that make midwifery illegal. Consider that the average hospital delivery runs $8,000. The average Cesaerean runs $20,000. The average home birth with midwives runs $2,000.

With 4,000,000 babies born each year that equates to $24 billion in potential savings essentially by adopting a model that is used in most of the world including the United Kingdom and which has overall better outcomes.

The first step is for every state to repeal laws that make midwifery illegal.

]]> By: Susan Jenkins http://www.presidioinsurance.com/news/the-vbac-and-other-delivery-right-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Susan Jenkins Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:34:36 +0000 http://www.presidioinsurance.com/news/?p=307#comment-19 I am surprised and very pleased to read this blog. I can only hope that the rest of the insurance industry -- both medical malpractice and health insurance -- might read, understand, and agree with you. I am an attorney who is working with midwives and consumer birth activists to bring about reform of the American maternal-child health system. I would welcome closer dialogue with you. Regards, Susan Jenkins The Big Push for Midwives and The National Birth Law Center I am surprised and very pleased to read this blog. I can only hope that the rest of the insurance industry — both medical malpractice and health insurance — might read, understand, and agree with you. I am an attorney who is working with midwives and consumer birth activists to bring about reform of the American maternal-child health system. I would welcome closer dialogue with you.
Regards,
Susan Jenkins
The Big Push for Midwives
and
The National Birth Law Center

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