December 20, 2002

Insurance rebates for home births

Some really interesting news to hand today - one of the largest private health insurance companies in Australia (Medical Benefit Fund - MBF) has agreed to offer a refund for midwifery services for homebirth of up to $3000.00, provided “that no obstetrician is consulted”.

This is good news indeed. Some of the smaller health funds are already giving rebates for midwifery care, but getting these big players to recognise the benefits of midwifery is a bonus. It has to have a financial benefit for them - their profits are already under pressure and the obstetricians are doing more and more caesareans mainly for their private (and insured) clients.

Perhaps it will be the health insurance industry that pulls these doctors into line - there seems little political will to make them behave more appropriately towards healthy labouring women and our community is bearing the costs of their rampant excesses in a number of ways.

Next year is shaping up as a watershed year for midwifery, and 2003 is not that far away now!

Posted by andrea at December 20, 2002 03:50 PM

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Hi,
Just thought I'd let you know I checked with MBF and they say there are no rebates for home births, only for hospital services. Pre and post natal home visits by a registered midwife may be refunded to a total of $350 a year.

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