Experts Urge Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Extension As Abortion Bans Drive Care Deserts

By Bridget Early / October 25, 2022 at 4:44 PM
Health care researchers and providers are calling for nationwide extension of Medicaid postpartum coverage and improved telehealth coverage for pregnancy and postpartum care after finding states with the largest maternity care deserts are also those with the strictest abortion bans and the fewest health care supports for pregnant and postpartum people. Twenty-five states already offer 12-month postpartum coverage, and an additional state, Wisconsin, extended Medicaid postpartum coverage for 90 days, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. March...


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