TX Offers Postpartum Care To Some Low-Income Women Up To One Year

Texas on Tuesday (Sept. 1) followed in the footsteps of California by offering postpartum services to low-income beneficiaries up to one year after giving birth through its Healthy Texas Women program, becoming the second state in the nation to implement such a policy. The program will cover approximately 90,000 of women eligible for its free family planning program that provides services to women ages 18 through 44 with incomes at or below 200% of the federal poverty line who are...