Ramos Bill to Improve Repayment of Obstetricians and Midwives Signed into Law
By Jon Whiten • Aug 14th, 2009 • Category: Blog, News, Politics
A bill co-sponsored by Assemblyman Ruben Ramos, Jr. designed to improve health care services given by obstetricians and midwives was signed into law this week by Gov. Corzine.
The bill, A-2539, requires health insurance companies that provide coverage for maternity services to reimburse obstetricians and midwives over the course of a pregnancy, rather than after the delivery of a baby. The new law will go into effect Sept. 1, 2010.
“Asking medical professionals to go for almost a year without getting paid borders on the absurd,” Ramos, who represents part of Jersey City as the 33rd District Assemblyman, said in a statement. “Allowing them to be paid on an ongoing basis is a much more equitable and fair way to handle maternity services coverage.”
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Jon Whiten is the founding editor of the Jersey City Independent; he now works for a public-policy nonprofit in Trenton.
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