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2024 maternal health law

Coverage of 2024 maternal health law in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jun 26 · 21:52 UTCMost recent: Jun 26 · 21:52 UTC
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Cambridge Health Alliance Birth Centerorganization1Methuen Hospitalorganization1Merrimack Healthorganization1Massachusetts Nurses Associationorganization1Rep. Marjorie Deckerperson1Sen. Liz Mirandaperson1MassHealthorganization1Seven Sisters Midwifery & Community Birth Centerorganization1Cambridgeplace1Methuenplace1Florenceplace1
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  • HEALTHJun 26 · 21:52 UTCCOMMONWEALTH BEACON
    Opening, closure reflect tenuous landscape for birth centers

    Massachusetts is set to reopen the Cambridge Health Alliance Birth Center after its 2020 closure, while Methuen Hospital is discontinuing maternity services earlier than planned, highlighting challenges in maternal healthcare access. A 2024 maternal health law aims to support freestanding birth centers, but reimbursement rates remain a barrier. Nurses and advocates express concerns over the Methuen closure's impact on patients.