Acts Approved by the President
11/04/1999
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Doctors, not rigid insurance company rules, should decide when a new baby goes home.
Congress agreed to tell insurance companies, newborns and their mothers deserve at least 48 hours in the hospital after childbirth.
America has a responsibility to protect the health of our families, and that's exactly what we're working to do.
No child should ever be put at risk in America because a parent has lost his or her job and the health care that goes with it.