After years of refusing to expand Medicaid benefits for new mothers, Republican officials in more than a half-dozen states are reversing course
FILE - Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. Mississippi on Tuesday became the latest state to require Medicaid to provide a full year of coverage for low-income mothers after giving birth. Days earlier, Republican Gov. Tate Reeves declared the policy was part of the state’s “new pro-life agenda.
Extended postpartum coverage had been rejected three times by the state’s lawmakers since 2021 but a push for the measure succeeded after most abortions became illegal in Mississippi, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling. “Postpartum care is crucial for the health and wellbeing of women, and can have benefits for their babies and their growing families," she said. “In addition to comprehensive pregnancy and postpartum care, reproductive health care is essential to support the health of women and families.”
“A lot of those maternal deaths occur after this period when pregnancy Medicaid coverage ends," Wherry said. “There are a number of different ways that expanding coverage could effect women and their health outcomes and their mortality outcomes.” Wisconsin's Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' proposed a budget last month that would extend the postpartum coverage period to a year, but the Republican-controlled Legislature has expressed little interested in supporting the plan.South Dakota Gov.
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