No-Cost Birth Is a Bipartisan Idea — but Is It a Good One?
He says maternity care should be treated as an essential service, with premiums rising slightly to cover prenatal, birth, neonatal and postpartum costs.
- As Usha Vance's due date approaches, Vice President Vance continues advocating for $0 out-of-pocket birth costs to remove financial barriers for families.
- Introduced in Congress last year, the "Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies Act" seeks to eliminate maternity care costs, treating prenatal, childbirth, and postpartum expenses as essential services.
- Childbirth is the leading reason for hospitalizations in America, with private insurance costs averaging around $3,000, while families with high-deductible plans or neonatal care often face expenses climbing above $10,000.
- While proponents emphasize social benefits, critics argue that requiring insurers to cover childbirth will increase healthcare premiums and prices, noting that making birth "free" will not reverse the nation's falling fertility rate.
- Medicaid currently covers 40% of births for low-income families, though analysts suggest broad middle-class relief might be more efficiently achieved through tax cuts rather than structural healthcare mandates.
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Abby McCloskey: No-cost birth is a bipartisan idea. Is it a good one?
Second lady Usha Vance’s due date is rapidly approaching. I have no idea how health care expenses are treated for the vice president’s family. But Vice President JD Vance has long been an advocate for $0 out-of-pocket costs for giving…
Perspective: No-cost birth is a bipartisan idea. Is it a good one? | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Second lady Usha Vance's due date is rapidly approaching. I have no idea how healthcare expenses are treated for the vice president's family. But JD Vance has long been an advocate for $0 out-of-pocket costs for giving birth. He is not alone. A bicameral, bipartisan group in Congress is working to make free birth a reality for all Americans.
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No-cost birth is a bipartisan idea — but is it a good one?
Second lady Usha Vance's due date is rapidly approaching. I have no idea how healthcare expenses are treated for the vice president's family. But JD Vance has long advocated for $0 out-of-pocket costs for giving birth.
No-cost birth is a bipartisan idea. Is it a good one?
Second lady Usha Vance’s due date is rapidly approaching. I have no idea how healthcare expenses are treated for the vice president’s family, but JD Vance has long been an advocate for $0 out-of-pocket costs for giving birth. He is…
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