Some say Kansas insurance regulators to blame for natural birth center closing in KCK
Supporters said that the $1,295 Kansas pays has not changed in 10 years
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Updated: 5:01 PM CDT Jul 5, 2021
Supporters said that the $1,295 Kansas pays has not changed in 10 years
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Updated: 5:01 PM CDT Jul 5, 2021
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INSURANCE REGULATORS AND THEIR POLICIES. MICHEAL MAHONEY HAS MORE. MICHEAL: A BIRTHING ROOM HAS A BED FOR DELIVERY OR A BATHTUB OR A VERY TRADITIONAL METHOD. >> A PIECE OF FABRIC, THEY WOULD PUT IT OVER THE BEAM OF THE HOUSE OR THE BARN, AND THEY WOULD USE THAT AS COUNTER PRESSURE. MICHEAL: RENÉE PIERSON SUN, BE -- RENÉE PIERSON’S SON BENIAH HAD A SUN AT THE BIRTHING CENTER AND ANOTHER ELSEWHERE. RENÉE: ONE WAS VERY TRAUMATIC, AND THE OTHER WASN’T. I HOPE OTHERS GET THAT EXPERIENCE. MICHEAL: THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IN KSAANS IS THAT AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, THE PAYMENTS ARE 100%, BUT IN KANSAS, THEY ARE NOT. SUPPORTER SADIE $9512 KANSAS PAID HAS NOT CHANGED IN 10 YEARS, AND IN SOME CASES, KANSAS DOES NOT RECOGZENIAT NURAL CENTERS AS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. >>. HAVING BOTH OFSEHO T AT THE SAME TIME MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO NAVIGATE. MICHL:EA THIS SPRING, THE NONPARTISAN ASPEN INSTITUTE WROTE THE CONVENTIONAL MEDICAL APPROACH TO THE BIRTH IS FRAUD -- TWO BIRTH IS FLAWED. OWNERS OF THE N