Legislative Updates

Support Medicaid Budget Amendment: Show Your Support Now!

​In 2025 we passed HB 1923 with a budget to include Medicaid reimbursement parity for all midwives. This year we are working to streamline Medicaid reimbursement and remove barriers for families and midwives by including managed care organizations (MCOs) in the process. Item 295 #3s will create a workgroup to identify barriers and create solutions that prevent midwives from contracting with MCOs.

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Please follow this link to show your support.

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https://fastdemocracy.com/campaigns/R9xu5rqa3/Support-Maternal-Health-with-Item-295--3s/

 

We want to thank @Brittany Whitley, our fearless advocacy leaders, without whom this would not be possible!  

 

Virginia midwives have come far in the 17 years since our initial licensure bill was passed. Our law in Virginia is, in our opinion, the best midwifery law in the United States. Our licensure law allows us to legally practice autonomously and with evidence-based informed consent, but it prohibited us from using the medications that make community birth safer. With the removal of the prohibition against the use of medications within our scope of practice, and now with pay parity for all licensed midwives, our law is a model for other states.