The state plans to adopt an uneasy compromise that will carve out the pregnancy benefit package for women that will be delivered outside of the coordinated care organization program. Finding a permanent fix for such care by CCOs may take further legislation and will likely be an issue in the 2015 session.
May 1, 2013 — The placenta is what separates us from the marsupials. The organ connects a fetus to a mother’s uterine wall and allows for the exchange of nutrients and waste for the developing baby.
Exemptions to the law will remain for traditional cultures, while midwives without a license will be prohibited from advertising their services under an amended bill struck by Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer, D-Portland