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 the side of the highway. new moms and 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 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
BOISE, Idaho Idaho governor Brad Little recently signed a bill into law that makes gender-affirming care for transgender youth illegal in the state. Parents who live in Idaho say
By North Idaho standards, Sandpoint is a fairly big, bustling community. Since the 1950s, a lot of babies have been born in its hospital, Bonner General Health, but that long