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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 …

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'That One Bullet Is Still Reverberating': Moms Share Stories Of Gun Violence
1 year, 7 months ago

'That One Bullet Is Still Reverberating': Moms Share Stories Of Gun Violence

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Like most 17-year-olds, Melody McFadden’s life lay before her. “The polls show that a clear majority of Americans favor assault weapons bans,” John Feinblatt, the president of Everytown for Gun Safety, told HuffPost. “Under NRA pressure, Congress let the ban lapse in 2004, and we see the fallout of their cowardice every time we get a news …

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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 …

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He's rattled Donald Trump. Could Ron DeSantis's 'war on woke' take him to the White House?
1 year, 8 months ago

He's rattled Donald Trump. Could Ron DeSantis's 'war on woke' take him to the White House?

ABC  

There are several easily recognisable ways of knowing when Donald Trump feels threatened by a political opponent. First came the nicknames — "Ron DeSanctimonious", among others — followed by Trump's claim the governor would be working in a pizza parlour without his earlier endorsement. It's a reference to the winning political playbook DeSantis has honed in his home state, including …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Lower death rates for Black moms is goal of California bill
3 years, 2 months ago

Lower death rates for Black moms is goal of California bill

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has among the lowest death rates nationally among pregnant women and new mothers, but the numbers for Black mothers tell a different story. From 2014 to 2016 in California, about 56 Black women died per 100,000 live births, compared to 13 Asians, 11 Latinas and fewer than 10 whites. California’s Black women died at six times …

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