So what you all really need then, is to follow the CANADIAN system.
My homebirth is completely covered, with my own personal midwife, and a secondary midwife (whom I have met) also present to care for the baby when it arrives. I will also have a student midwife there, since our local practice is training someone new, so I'll have caregivers coming out of my ears. (Or, maybe, since it is a birth, not my ears, but elsewhere..... ) If by some chance, my midwife is already attending a birth when I go into labour, I will have my secondary midwife, and some one else. (who I wouldn't know.) But I figure those are pretty good chances, and I'm quite comfortable with that.
I have the choice to have a birth in the hospital with an OB or a family doctor, or a midwife, or to use a birthing centre, (there isn't one close here though) or to give birth at home. The government has realized that it takes quite a burden off of the health care system to have women birth with a midwife, especially if they do so at home. Way cheaper for them, and good outcomes for the mum and baby.
As far as getting flak for my decision I have gotten some. But that was just from my nurse practitioner, who works at my family doctor's office. She thought I was crazy and putting my baby at risk for a "warm, fuzzy, hippy birth." I was pretty ticked. I had gone there for my first pregnancy appointment, because I didn't know if I needed a referral to the midwife. Turns out I didn't - I can just book in with the midwife right away next time. Anyways, that was the only trouble I've had. The midwives themselves are very supportive of homebirth. Mine said they would like to have about 20% homebirths in their practice, and they are having trouble getting that percentage, so they are always thrilled with a healthy mum and bub interested in trying it. (BTW - I had already made up my mind to try it, she wasn't talking me into it, or anything.)

So do some research on the Canadian model of health care, and start writing letters.

BTW - Schmickers, at least you got some discussion going! It was pretty quiet in here before that. Hope all is well in your practice and that you're having a better week this week. to you and your wife.