homebirth in Iowa and insurance?

[momtoatds]

We are not prego, but might be again at some point. Thinking ahead. Would Medicad pay for a homebirth in Iowa? Or would we need to pay out of pocket?

[gingerbane]

Medicaid will pay for homebirth in Iowa provided that the provider (i.e. midwife) is properly licensed (likely a CNM license and not a CPM).

[earcher]

Where in Iowa are you at?  Sheryl Puderbaugh at Hearts and Hands in Des Moines may take medicaid and does HB.

[SBradbury]

Yes Medicaid will pay CNMs for a homebirth. I have been reimbursed multiple times. CPMs are not currently licensed in Iowa so I would guess it would not reimburse for them but I have no personal experience with that. Hope you find what you are looking for! 

[AKmoose]

My second baby was an in-Iowa, home-born, medicaid-paid baby :) Sadly the birth center with the CNMs we used has since closed, but if you can find a similar set up, it is definitely possible...I don't live in Iowa any more, but I know Kathy Deol in Iowa City is a CNM doing home births; dont' know if she is a medicaid provider though...