Heartland Forward is addressing U.S. maternal health and negative pregnancy outcomes that results in $165.3 billion in ...
A little under 3.6 million babies were born in 2023, according to provisional statistics released Thursday by the Centers for ...
Advocate groups and survivors shared their concerns about Black maternal health care in Louisiana at the Capitol as lawmakers hear proposed bills.
A long history of inequity led to the stark maternal healthcare disparities Black parents are facing but it doesn't have to ...
The House and Senate can now begin negotiating ways to enact a law to expand Medicaid coverage to poor Mississippians after ...
White previously told Mississippi Today in an interview that he is willing ... Hood last year, though, did allow McGee’s postpartum Medicaid bill to come up for a full vote on the House floor.
Will Mississippi’s movement on Medicaid expansion impact Texas legislators ... poor pregnant and postpartum mothers, and the disabled to get coverage. However, individual plans are often out ...
Gov. Tate Reeves on Thursday, April 11, announced federal approval for part two of his 2023 proposal for increased reimbursements to Mississippi hospitals from Medicaid. “This is another good ...
By expanding Medicaid, Mississippi demonstrates its commitment to upholding the values of compassion, equity, and dignity for all its residents. But as the debate over healthcare reform ...
WE’RE NOT RED LIKE ALABAMA OR MISSISSIPPI ... HAD PROPOSED THIS BILL EARLIER THIS YEAR. IT EXPANDS POSTPARTUM COVERAGE FOR PEOPLE ON MEDICAID FROM 60 DAYS TO ONE FULL YEAR.
Alabama, Arkansas, Alaska, Louisiana, Mississippi ... and postpartum individuals, children and families in poverty, early intervention, child care, a cost savings study for the Medicaid program ...
DES MOINES — A bill headed to Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' desk would extend Medicaid postpartum coverage to a year for new mothers who qualify, but remove prenatal and postpartum care for hundreds ...