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From Inside Health Policy/An Inside Washington news service

Wednesday, July 20, 2026

ACOG, OBHG Oppose CMS' Plan For Implementing New Maternity Pay Codes Proposed In 2027 PFS

By Dorothy Mills-Gregg / July 20, 2026 at 6:15 PM

Maternal health providers are thrilled that CMS wants to add new labor and delivery codes adopted by industry -- and to increase their value -- but the lobby disagrees with the agency’s plan to mitigate potential disruptions by also creating new “G-codes” that would maintain the current coding and payment structure.

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