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Dr. Amy's Issues

Why Is Blue Cross raising rates in California by 39%? Perhaps it's because Blue Cross is a very bad business manager when it comes to paying for births. Blue Cross could cover homebirth midwives at in-network rates and pay about $6000. Or they could insist that in-network rates only apply to hospital births, where they pay $15,000 to $40,000 for a birth. Call Lilian at 303-831-2088 to encourage Anthem Blue Cross to upgrade their policy for better business and better birth.

Here's some more information for the mom whose husband was frightened by what Dr. Amy says.

Consider the following:

  1. Dr. Amy is no longer licensed as a physician.  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine reports that her license expired in 2003.
  2. Dr. Amy implies that episiotomies are beneficial, despite the overwhelming research to the contrary.

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Understanding Birth Better addresses the concerns Dr. Amy has written about.

This Web page is referenced from another page containing related information about Parents Share Information About Homebirth

 


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