A COVID-19 pandemic-era policy prohibited new mothers from being kicked off of Medicaid after just two months. However, that expired on April 1, putting millions of Texans at risk of losing insurance.
PUBLISHED 6:57 PM CDT Apr. 24, 2023AUSTIN, Texas — When the pandemic struck in 2020, Patrice Lott was uninsured. She had a 13-year-old daughter and she would only go to clinics she could afford when she needed care. Then, she got pregnant and qualified for Medicaid. A COVID-19 pandemic-era policy prohibited new mothers from being kicked off of Medicaid after just two months.
The bill is a priority for Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, who wrote in a tweet that he’s proud of lawmakers for advancing the legislation “I was only pregnant with that particular child for a little around two months, and I ended up having a miscarriage,” said Lott, who lives in Round Rock. “So I… almost lost my Medicaid, but then I ended up pregnant again.”
“I was able to get all sorts of treatments to keep me alive, and they came into my home when I had COVID,” Lott said. “They were able to see me, so I was able to stay out of the hospital as well. So it was very helpful.”
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