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Encourage Congressional Support for Midwives for MOMS

ACNM encourages midwives and midwifery supporters to reach out to their House Representative and Senate members and urge support for the Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services Act, H.R. 3768/S. 1851. This bipartisan legislation seeks to increase access...

Encourage Co-sponsorship of the ICAN Act

The Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act will ensure patient access to health care services by removing outdated Medicare and Medicaid barriers on Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNM) and other advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). We encourage all...

Contact Congress and Demand Protection of the Medicaid Program

Issue:Recent federal budget proposals have indicated significant cuts to the Medicaid program, including reductions of up to $880 billion over the next decade. Republican and Democratic members alike have repeatedly issued warnings over cuts to constituents' coverage...

Contact Congress and Demand Critical Title X Funding be Reinstated

ACNM urges members to contact federal policymakers and demand dissemination of the $35 million in critical Title X funding being withheld from recipients by the Trump Administration. The impact of this funding freeze is immediate and devastating. Grantees are unable to...

Help Expand Access to Freestanding Birth Centers

ACNM is a proud supporter of The BABIES Act. We encourage all midwives and midwifery supporters to reach out to their members of Congress and encourage cosponsorship and inclusion in any must past end of year legislation. Background: Introduced in May 2021 by Rep...

Support Virginia Families—Support Midwives, Sign HB1923

Dear Midwife Advocates,After last Wednesdays reconvene of the general assembly, Governor Youngkin is now re-considering HB1923, a bipartisan bill that ensures equal reimbursement for all licensed midwives in Virginia—including Certified...

Help Us Build Support for the MI Momnibus Legislation

Dear Michigan Midwives and Midwifery Supporters, We need your help raising awareness and garnering support for the Michigan Momnibus legislative package. There could be a vote as early as this Thursday, November 7th. This critically important legislation would address...

Contact VT Legislature Re: Closure of Copley Hospital Birth Center

Midwives and Midwifery Supporters, We need your help! As a result of Vermont Act 167, a mandate to help control healthcare costs in the state, Copley Hospital in Morrisville, Vermont has proposed shuttering their Birth Center and Obstetric Unit. This proposed closure...

Support CM Recognition Within the TRICARE Program

Help ACNM “pave the way” for federal recognition of the Certified Midwife (CM) credential by encouraging congressional support for the Maternal and Infant Delivery: Wellness, and Integration with Vital Expertise Support (MIDWIVES) for Servicemembers Act. This...

Help ACNM Build Congressional Support for the Momnibus

August 26, 2024 Midwives and Midwifery Supporters, Greetings from ACNM. In honor of today’s 5th annual Black Maternal Health Summit, ACNM is encouraging folks to take a couple of minutes to engage with their member of congress and urge support and passage...

Raise Awareness for Midwifery Hospital Privileging Legislation

ACNM strongly supports federal and state legislative efforts that seek to include midwives as full members of hospital medical staffs with voting, admitting and clinical privileges. It is the position of ACNM that safe, quality health care can best be provided to women and...