Vermont midwives applauded passage of a bill last year that required insurance companies to cover home births.
But the bill isn’t living up to expectations, because many midwives do not meet qualifications set by at least one major insurance companies.
The provisions to qualify for insured home births is the subject of our Friday Regional Report, VPR’s weekly examination of various stories featured in newspapers and on-line publications around the region.
And digging into the fine print of what qualifies for insurance to cover midwife services is VT Digger Reporter Alan Panebaker.
Listen at 7:50.
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