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Issue Briefs - Health Care Reform Law (111-148)

In an effort to provide ACNM members with important information about health care reform topics of potential interest to midwives, ACNM has developed the following issue briefs on key provisions of the Affordable Care Act.

• Annual Wellness Visit
• Comparative Effectiveness Research
• Direct Access to Obstetric and Gynecologic Professionals
• Education Reforms for Nurses and Midwives
• Equitable Reimbursement for Midwifery Services
• Essential Benefits
• Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visitation
• Nurse-Managed Health Clinics
• Patient Protections: Anti-Discrimination of Health Professionals