Becerra Approves Illinois Waiver For One-Year Postpartum Coverage

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra approved the department’s first 1115 wavier that will let a state extend their Medicaid postpartum coverage from 60 days to one year after an enrollee gives birth and, at the same time, HHS announced it’s expanding a program meant to help new mothers access care in rural communities, investing $12 million over the next four years. Illinois is the first state to get approval to extend its postpartum Medicaid coverage, and several states have asked CMS...