Medicaid expansion for new moms wins approval in Missouri
1 year, 7 months ago

Medicaid expansion for new moms wins approval in Missouri

Associated Press  

— Lower-income new mothers could gain a full year of Medicaid health-care coverage in Missouri under legislation given final approval Friday as part of a national push to improve maternal health. The Alaska Legislature on Friday passed legislation extending postpartum Medicaid coverage for new mothers from 60 days to 12 months. Tate Reeves, a Republican, signed legislation in March expanding postpartum Medicaid coverage, he described it as part of a “new pro-life agenda” to help mothers now that abortion access is restricted. Mark Gordon of Wyoming also described it as a “signature piece of pro-life legislation.” In Missouri, where abortion is banned except in certain medical emergencies, Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden opened this year’s session by saying he wanted broaden the definition of “pro-life” policies — citing longer postpartum Medicaid coverage as one example.

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Missouri Votes To Codify Abortion Rights In State Constitution
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Missouri Votes To Codify Abortion Rights In State Constitution

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Missourians will pass a historic amendment on Tuesday night that will codify the right to abortion access until fetal viability in the state constitution, according to projections. Amendment 3 will repeal the state’s near-total abortion ban and restore access until around 24 weeks of pregnancy ― a monumental win for abortion rights advocates in the deep-red state. …

Column: These red states say teens should be forced to have babies so the states don’t lose congressional seats
2 months ago

Column: These red states say teens should be forced to have babies so the states don’t lose congressional seats

LA Times  

Right-wing federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of Amarillo, Texas, who will have another crack at outlawing medical abortions despite being slapped down once by the Supreme Court. “Each abortion,” they write, “represents at least one lost potential or actual birth.” Because of this “loss of potential population,” the states face “subsequent ‘diminishment of political representation’ and ‘loss of federal funds,’ such …

Report calls for Medicaid changes to address maternal health in Arkansas
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Report calls for Medicaid changes to address maternal health in Arkansas

Associated Press  

— A panel formed by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to address maternal health on Thursday called for several changes to Medicaid, including quicker coverage for pregnant women and providing reimbursement to doulas and community health workers. But the report issued by the Arkansas Strategic Committee for Maternal Health did not call for expanding postpartum Medicaid coverage to one year, …

Planned Parenthood challenges Missouri law that kicked area clinics off of Medicaid
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Planned Parenthood challenges Missouri law that kicked area clinics off of Medicaid

Associated Press  

— Missouri Planned Parenthoods filed legal challenges Monday against a new law that kicked the organizations off the federal Medicaid health insurance program. Planned Parenthood Great Plains and Planned Parenthood Great Rivers said they are filing complaints with the state’s Administrative Hearing Commission, which functions as a court to hear disputes between Missouri government and private organizations. Mike Parson in …

States funding anti-abortion clinics have some of highest rates of maternal and infant mortality in US, report finds
4 months, 4 weeks ago

States funding anti-abortion clinics have some of highest rates of maternal and infant mortality in US, report finds

The Independent  

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Missouri lawmakers again try to kick Planned Parenthood off Medicaid
8 months ago

Missouri lawmakers again try to kick Planned Parenthood off Medicaid

Associated Press  

— Lawmakers in Missouri are trying to defund Planned Parenthood by taking it off Medicaid rolls, even for the most basic of health care services. While past efforts to kick Planned Parenthood off Missouri’s Medicaid program have been struck down by courts, this year, GOP lawmakers are taking another approach, hoping to avoid a legal showdown. The bill aims to …

Mississippi has the nation’s worst infant mortality. It will allow earlier Medicaid to help babies
9 months, 1 week ago

Mississippi has the nation’s worst infant mortality. It will allow earlier Medicaid to help babies

Associated Press  

— A new Mississippi law will allow earlier Medicaid coverage for pregnant women in an effort to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies in a poor state with the worst rate of infant mortality in the U.S. Presumptive Medicaid eligibility during pregnancy would be based on questions about income, asked by health care providers such county health department workers. …

Mississippi passes quicker pregnancy Medicaid coverage to try to reduce deaths of moms and babies
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Mississippi passes quicker pregnancy Medicaid coverage to try to reduce deaths of moms and babies

Associated Press  

— The Mississippi Legislature is sending a bill to the governor that will allow women with low incomes to get Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy, in an effort to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies in a state with abysmal rates of maternal and infant mortality. “According to all leading health care experts, the most critical mechanism to prevent …

Mississippi eyes quicker Medicaid coverage in pregnancy to try to reduce deaths of moms and babies
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mississippi eyes quicker Medicaid coverage in pregnancy to try to reduce deaths of moms and babies

Associated Press  

— Mississippi could allow Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy in an effort to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies in a poor state with the nation’s worst rate of infant mortality. Presumptive Medicaid eligibility during pregnancy would be based on questions about income, asked by health care providers such as employees of county health departments. If a woman’s Medicaid …

Missouri abortion-rights campaign backs proposal to enshrine access but allow late-term restrictions
11 months ago

Missouri abortion-rights campaign backs proposal to enshrine access but allow late-term restrictions

Associated Press  

— A Missouri abortion-rights campaign announced Thursday that it’s throwing support behind an amendment to the state constitution that would enshrine access to the procedure while allowing restrictions in later stages of pregnancy. Missourians for Constitutional Freedom said it is committing to a proposal, one of 11 versions, that would let lawmakers regulate or ban abortion after what’s called viability, …

500,000 Texans have been dropped from the Medicaid rolls since April
1 year, 5 months ago

500,000 Texans have been dropped from the Medicaid rolls since April

Raw Story  

July 17, 2023 "500,000 Texans have been dropped from the Medicaid rolls since April" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Preliminarydata, released Friday by the state’s Health and Human Services Commission, paints a grim picture of Texas’ …

Mississippi governor OKs longer postpartum Medicaid coverage
1 year, 9 months ago

Mississippi governor OKs longer postpartum Medicaid coverage

Associated Press  

— Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed legislation Thursday to solidify a full year of Medicaid coverage for women after they give birth, saying it’s part of a “new pro-life agenda” to help mothers now that abortion access is restricted. Mississippi usually allows two months of postpartum Medicaid coverage. The state has allowed a full year of the coverage since …

Medicaid coverage for new moms gaining support in GOP states
1 year, 9 months ago

Medicaid coverage for new moms gaining support in GOP states

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — After years of refusing to expand Medicaid benefits for new moms, Republican officials in more than a half-dozen states are now reversing course and trumpeting that coverage as central to their conservative, anti-abortion agenda. The shift in GOP support for postpartum Medicaid coverage is occurring in some states that have severely limited or outlawed abortion access since the …

Mississippi backs 1 year of postpartum Medicaid for new moms
1 year, 9 months ago

Mississippi backs 1 year of postpartum Medicaid for new moms

Associated Press  

— Low-income new mothers in Mississippi will be eligible for a full year of Medicaid health coverage under a bill passed Tuesday by the state Legislature. The bipartisan move is the culmination of a two-year effort to convince a majority of the Republican-controlled House to provide longer postpartum coverage in one of the poorest states in the U.S. Republican proponents …

In Texas, Medicaid ends soon after childbirth. Will lawmakers allow more time?
1 year, 9 months ago

In Texas, Medicaid ends soon after childbirth. Will lawmakers allow more time?

NPR  

In Texas, Medicaid ends soon after childbirth. Lack of health care coverage led to worse outcomes for pregnant people in Texas Kari White, an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin, says the bureaucratic challenges Ferrell Ortiz experienced are common for pregnant Texans on Medicaid. Sponsor Message In Texas, maternal health care and Pregnancy Medicaid coverage "is a …

More Medicaid for moms gets Missouri nod after abortion deal
1 year, 9 months ago

More Medicaid for moms gets Missouri nod after abortion deal

Associated Press  

— New mothers in Missouri could gain Medicaid health care coverage for up to a year under legislation passed Thursday by the state Senate, part of a national movement of expanded care that began during the coronavirus pandemic. The legislation seeks to add Missouri to a growing list of 28 states and the District of Columbia that have extended Medicaid …

Mississippi Senate passes postpartum Medicaid extension
1 year, 10 months ago

Mississippi Senate passes postpartum Medicaid extension

Associated Press  

— Mississippi state senators passed a bill Tuesday that would let mothers keep Medicaid coverage for a year after giving birth, up from the current two months. Supporters of the policy, including the state health officer, have said it would help improve health outcomes in Mississippi, where deaths from pregnancy complications have become more prevalent. A report released by the …

Medicaid extensions for new moms grow, may run into limits
2 years, 3 months ago

Medicaid extensions for new moms grow, may run into limits

Associated Press  

States around the country are making it easier for new moms to keep Medicaid in the year after childbirth, a time when depression and other health problems can develop. “A lot of places no longer take Medicaid or if they do, you have to wait like two months before you can be seen.” Many women enroll in government-funded Medicaid health …

The state behind Roe’s likely demise also does the least for new parents in need
2 years, 7 months ago

The state behind Roe’s likely demise also does the least for new parents in need

Raw Story  

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Wyoming and South Dakota are the only other states where trigger laws will outlaw nearly all abortions if Roe falls and where lawmakers haven’t expanded Medicaid or extended postpartum coverage. Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn, a Republican, said shortly after he killed the most recent bill that would’ve extended postpartum coverage that he’s …

Missouri lawmakers pass $48 billion state budget
2 years, 7 months ago

Missouri lawmakers pass $48 billion state budget

Associated Press  

— Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature on Friday passed a roughly $48 billion state budget packed with extra funding for teacher pay, school busing, Medicaid and public colleges and universities. Republican lawmakers caved and included money to pay for Medicaid expansion under the terms of the 2010 federal health care law signed by former President Barack Obama, as approved by Missouri taxpayers …

Tennessee, South Carolina extend health care for new moms
2 years, 7 months ago

Tennessee, South Carolina extend health care for new moms

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee and South Carolina are joining five other states in extending health care coverage to women with low-to-modest incomes for a full year after childbirth, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced on Friday. The expansion of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program comes as the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn …

Expanded Medicaid for new mothers begins in NC
2 years, 8 months ago

Expanded Medicaid for new mothers begins in NC

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — New mothers can now receive one year of full Medicaid coverage after delivery as a new state law expanding services took effect Friday. Most pregnant women and those whose pregnancies have ended also will receive full Medicaid benefits, and not just maternity-focused benefits previously provided, the state Department of Health and Human Services said. The expanded services …

Missouri could make it harder to get out-of-state abortions
2 years, 9 months ago

Missouri could make it harder to get out-of-state abortions

Associated Press  

— First-of-its-kind Missouri legislation shows that anti-abortion lawmakers in Republican-led states aren’t likely to stop at banning most abortions within their borders but also could try to make it harder to go out of state to end pregnancies. “It’s trying to evade the laws of the state of Missouri,” said Coleman, a St. Louis-area Republican. “Abortion is a really brutal …

House speaker not budging on Medicaid extension for new moms
2 years, 9 months ago

House speaker not budging on Medicaid extension for new moms

Associated Press  

— Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn says he opposes efforts to revive a proposal that would let mothers keep Medicaid coverage for a year after giving birth. Delbert Hosemann said Monday that he wants to revive an effort to extend postpartum coverage, calling it “a good-faith effort to keep our babies healthy and our mothers healthy.” Gunn told The Associated …

Mississippi could renew push to extend Medicaid for new moms
2 years, 9 months ago

Mississippi could renew push to extend Medicaid for new moms

Associated Press  

— Mississippi’s Republican-led Senate will try to revive a proposal to let mothers keep Medicaid coverage for a year after giving birth, Lt. Gov. Advocates for low-income women say longer coverage by the government health insurance program could reduce Mississippi’s high rate of maternal mortality. Gunn said he is aware Mississippi has a high maternal mortality rate, but he had …

Mississippi House leaders kill postpartum Medicaid extension
2 years, 9 months ago

Mississippi House leaders kill postpartum Medicaid extension

Associated Press  

— Republican leaders of the Mississippi House killed a bill Wednesday that would have let mothers keep Medicaid coverage for a year after giving birth, up from the current two months. Supporters said extending coverage under the government health insurance program could help reduce Mississippi’s maternal mortality rate, which is significantly higher than the national rate. “We need to look …

Missouri GOP continues fight to limit access to Medicaid
2 years, 10 months ago

Missouri GOP continues fight to limit access to Medicaid

Associated Press  

— Missouri’s GOP-led House on Tuesday advanced a proposal to allow lawmakers to defund Medicaid expansion, which would effectively undo voters’ recent decision to increase access to the government health care program. The measure, which received initial House approval in a voice vote, would give lawmakers the power to stop paying for health care coverage for the patients recently added …

Missouri judge says Medicaid expansion must be allowed
3 years, 4 months ago

Missouri judge says Medicaid expansion must be allowed

Associated Press  

— A Missouri judge on Tuesday ruled that Republican Gov. Cole County Judge Jon Beetem in his order said Parson’s administration must give Medicaid coverage to newly eligible adults, despite the governor’s resistance to doing so. Beetem also ordered that newly eligible adults won’t face any additional restrictions to get health care coverage through the program. Missouri voters last year …

Missouri Supreme Court reverses Medicaid expansion decision
3 years, 5 months ago

Missouri Supreme Court reverses Medicaid expansion decision

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to the state’s voter-approved Medicaid expansion plan, overturning a lower court’s ruling that the constitutional amendment would wrongfully force lawmakers to set aside additional money. They need health care services.” He also noted that the ruling will mean that since the federal government pays for most of the …

Voters Prevail In Missouri: 275,000 To Gain Access To Health Care
3 years, 5 months ago

Voters Prevail In Missouri: 275,000 To Gain Access To Health Care

NPR  

Voters Prevail In Missouri: 275,000 To Gain Access To Health Care Enlarge this image toggle caption David A. Lieb/AP David A. Lieb/AP Thursday, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that an additional 275,000 low-income individuals in the state are again eligible for publicly-funded health care. Missouri voters successfully pushed through a state constitutional amendment on the ballot last August to adopt …

Missouri lawmakers pass critical Medicaid funding bill
3 years, 5 months ago

Missouri lawmakers pass critical Medicaid funding bill

Associated Press  

— Missouri lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill to renew a critical Medicaid funding tax hours before the deadline set out by Republican Gov. Republican House leaders in a joint statement said they’re “proud” to have passed the tax renewal and fund “vital programs that assist many of Missouri’s most vulnerable citizens.” Republican Rep. Cody Smith, the Budget Committee leader, …

Missouri Senate votes to renew key tax for Medicaid funding
3 years, 5 months ago

Missouri Senate votes to renew key tax for Medicaid funding

Associated Press  

— Missouri senators passed a bill to renew a key tax for Medicaid funding early Saturday after hours of debate over coverage of family planning services. Missouri already bans any Medicaid funding from being used to pay for abortions. But the Missouri Supreme Court last year overturned another provision in a state budget law forbidding Medicaid reimbursements to any Planned …

Bill to renew key Missouri Medicaid funding tax advances
3 years, 5 months ago

Bill to renew key Missouri Medicaid funding tax advances

Associated Press  

— Missouri senators advanced a bill to renew a key tax for Medicaid funding late Friday after hours of debate over coverage of family planning services. But the Missouri Supreme Court last year overturned another provision in a state budget law forbidding Medicaid reimbursements to any Planned Parenthood clinic, even those that don’t provide abortions. Onder framed his proposal as …

Planned Parenthood, Right to Life oppose Missouri tax bill
3 years, 5 months ago

Planned Parenthood, Right to Life oppose Missouri tax bill

Associated Press  

— Planned Parenthood and Missouri Right to Life on Thursday told a state Senate panel that legislation seeking to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood would in effect be “useless.” Both groups testified against the legislation in an odd moment of unity during a special session over a critical Medicaid funding tax. Angie Postal, the vice president of education policy …

Missouri special session on Medicaid funding begins
3 years, 6 months ago

Missouri special session on Medicaid funding begins

Associated Press  

— Missouri senators on Wednesday returned to the Capitol to work out a deal on a critical piece of Medicaid funding that’s entangled in a fight over family planning services. Lawmakers didn’t renew the tax during regular session after it became tied to an effort to ban Medicaid coverage of some contraceptives and block government funding for Planned Parenthood. Parson’s …

Missouri risks Medicaid funding over contraceptive fight
3 years, 6 months ago

Missouri risks Medicaid funding over contraceptive fight

Associated Press  

— Missouri is at risk of losing $4.5 billion in tax revenue and federal funding for Medicaid because of a fight between lawmakers over contraceptives. The Republican-led Legislature adjourned last month without reauthorizing the tax after fighting over whether to include a ban on Medicaid coverage for “any drug or device approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration that …

Missouri lawmakers OK $35B budget without Medicaid expansion
3 years, 7 months ago

Missouri lawmakers OK $35B budget without Medicaid expansion

Associated Press  

— Missouri lawmakers approved a $35 billion budget on Friday that includes no funding for a Medicaid expansion approved by voters, putting Gov. Although Republicans noted that the budget increases funding for the current Medicaid program, they made clear that they didn’t intend any of the money to be used to expand coverage for low-income adults under the terms of …

COVID-19 bill gives states pathway to reduce maternal deaths
3 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19 bill gives states pathway to reduce maternal deaths

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Labor and delivery are thought of as the riskiest times for new mothers, but many women die in the weeks and months after giving birth. The maternal health provisions would make it easier for states to cover new mothers for a full year by cutting the time and paperwork needed to obtain approval from Washington under Medicaid, as …

Missouri approves Medicaid expansion; Parson, Galloway win
4 years, 4 months ago

Missouri approves Medicaid expansion; Parson, Galloway win

Associated Press  

— Voters on Tuesday made Missouri the 38th state to approve expanding Medicaid health care coverage to thousands more low-income adults. “I believe the economy is going to bounce back strongly but not anytime soon,” said 62-year-old Jim Roberts, an employee in the Clay County Prosecutor’s office in Liberty who voted to expand Medicaid. “Jesus said ‘The poor will be …

Missouri Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion Despite Resistance From Republican Leaders
4 years, 4 months ago

Missouri Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion Despite Resistance From Republican Leaders

NPR  

Missouri Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion Despite Resistance From Republican Leaders Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Smith/KCUR Alex Smith/KCUR Despite strong opposition from Republicans and rural voters, Missouri on Tuesday joined 37 states and the District of Columbia in expanding its Medicaid program. "If we're worried about the economy and we're worried about people working, Medicaid expansion is actually a …

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