This verdict makes me very sad.  the coverage will be very damaging.  The
saddest part is that moms with new babies do not have a fail safe way to
have baby checked after discharge.  ALL babies born in the US should be
automatically covered (insurance wise) by something, pending parent's
insurance going into effect.  It just shouldn't be so hard for a newborn to
be checked.

Every hospital that delivers babies should have the drop-in type facility
that Evergreen Hospital has.  Baby is checked by a nurse familiar with
newborns and weighed.  That should be a basic provision everywhere.  if
this was cost prohibitive at some smaller hospitals then babies should be
welcomed back to the nursery or peds dept. for weight checks and a quick
once over.  After all hospitals have scales and are open 24 hours a day.
This is not rocket science folks, weighing and assessing a baby is too
important to let  it slip through the bureaucratic cracks.  Sincerely, Pat
in SNJ

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