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$15,000 for delivery and medicaid pays about 6500. bonner general says one reason for shuttering their obstetrics unit is because they won t have enough providers certified in neonatal resuscitation and abortion laws appear to be playing a role to hospital press release says due to idaho s legal and political climate, highly respected, talented physicians are leaving. the idaho legislature continues to introduce and passed bills that criminalized physicians for medical care nationally, recognized as the standard of care. well bonner didn t specifically name abortion. the state does have one of the strictest anti abortion laws in the country, banning the procedure almost completely, with only a few exceptions. next month, leandro s obstetrician will stop seeing her. even existing patients will have to find other services. it just really is surreal that that it s something i have to worry about.
70 years, but next month, they ll stop. that means when lee andrews new baby is born this summer, she ll have to do this 40 mile drive all the way to cord, elaine. on a good day, it will take 45 minutes. it s frustrating and worrisome. leandra has a history of fast laborers. her son, noah was born on the way to the hospital. my fifth child was born on this side of the highway. buy new moms. bonner county aren t alone since 2011 217 hospitals in the us have closed their labor and delivery departments in the past year alone. hospitals across the country have stopped delivering babies. money is one reason the american hospital association points out that almost half of us births are paid for by medicaid, which has low reimbursement rates. employer sponsored insurance pays about $15,000 for delivery and medicaid pays about 6500. bonner