
More new moms have access to Medicaid in effort to reduce maternal mortality
CNN
New moms in Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico and Washington, DC, will have access to a year of postpartum Medicaid coverage, the Biden administration announced Thursday. An estimated 15,000 low-income women will be able to remain in Medicaid beyond the 60 days required by federal law.
An estimated 15,000 low-income women will be able to remain in Medicaid beyond the 60 days required by federal law. They join 238,000 new moms in 11 states that have already extended postpartum coverage temporarily.
The effort seeks to reduce the high rates of maternal mortality in the US, particularly among Black and Native American women.

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