OB-GYNs
Coverage of OB-GYNs in the Nexus archive.
- Rural America’s Maternal-Health Crisis Is About to Get Much Worse
Rural America faces a worsening maternal-health crisis as 109 rural hospitals have closed since 2005, with 60% of rural counties lacking hospital-based obstetric care. Maternal mortality rates in rural areas are 81% higher than in urban areas, driven by hospital closures, lower Medicaid reimbursement rates, and a shortage of OB-GYNs willing to practice in rural regions.
- Opinion: Good riddance to bundled ‘global’ maternal care billing
Starting January 1, 2027, OB-GYNs will shift from a bundled 'global obstetric payment' to a fee-for-service model for maternity care billing. This change aims to address confusion over costs, limited access to care, and barriers to personalized maternal care in the U.S.
- Religious anti-abortion center finds opportunity in town without OB-GYNs
A crisis pregnancy center in Sandpoint, Idaho, aims to expand women's healthcare after the town's hospital closed its labor and delivery unit and OB-GYNs left the state. The expansion comes three years after the hospital's unit closure. This move may impact local access to women's health services.