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7/6/11 at 6:20am
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“Access to midwifery care and home birth should not be limited only to those who can afford those services out of pocket,” Gov. Shumlin said. “This law will ensure that all expectant mothers get the coverage and care they want and deserve.”

 

So far it looks like aftercare is also included, which is something Medicaid has not covered so far:
"Shumlin signed a bill into law Wednesday requiring Vermont insurance companies to pay for the prenatal care, deliveries and aftercare that licensed midwives provide."

It covered our son's birth in 2005, but we still had to pay something like $700 for things insurance wouldn't cover, mostly follow-ups for the both of us.

 

http://governor.vermont.gov/newsroom-midwives-bill-signing

 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43094589/ns/health-health_care/t/home-births-be-insured-vermont/

 

 

http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2011/05/vermont-passes-law-providing-for-insurance-coverage-of-home-births-and-midwives-birth-certificate-changes-for-transgender-individuals

 

 

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