Support the BABIES Act

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Ask your Senators to co-sponsor
the BABIES Act

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The BABIES Act (S.5262) would help support new and existing birth centers in areas of need.

Will establish a demonstration of a prospective payment model for the birth center facility and professional services for Medicaid clients. These birth centers would be located in areas with existing disparities of access and outcomes and would help address the challenges of maternity care deserts. The bill will help birth centers in vulnerable areas to become sustainable.
An additional new provision of the BABIES Act would expand access to birth centers by providing grants administered by HRSA for start-up funding for birth centers. This funding could be used toward costs for renovation or construction of buildings, equipment purchase, or costs related to accreditation or licensure.

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Please contact your Senators' offices TODAY to urge them to sign on as co-sponsors of the BABIES Act (S. 5262).

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Ask to speak with the healthcare legislative aide or leave a message, including your phone number for a call back. DON'T HANG UP until you've spoken with both Senators' offices. The system will automatically connect you to the next call after your legislator hangs up.

1) I am a _____ (midwife, birth center supporter, staff, parent, physician, or other) in your state. (Briefly tell your story)

2) I’m calling you today to ask Senator ___________ to become a co-sponsor of the BABIES Act, S. 5262.

4) Maternal and infant health disparities and overall outcomes are poor in the US, and we can do better. Provider shortages are growing.

5) This bill helps solve problems by supporting more birth centers, educating more midwives to care for people in underserved areas, and helping to provide care in maternity care deserts.

6) Birth centers and midwives effectively improve childbearing and infants' health while providing significant healthcare savings, as shown in the Strong Start program.

4) Contact Calli Shapiro in Senator Lujan’s office for questions and to co-sponsor the BABIES Act (S. 5262)

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