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Across the Country and Across the Aisle, State Policymakers Are Moving to Extend Medicaid Coverage for New Moms

August 16, 2023

While a significant number of pregnancy-related deaths happen 6-12 months after the end of pregnancy, the federal government only mandates that Medicaid coverage extend for 60 days after the end of the pregnancy. In response to this deadly gap in coverage, advocates are working with policymakers—Democrat and Republican, urban and rural—to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage in their states. Thirty-one states and the District of Columbia have recently passed coverage extensions.

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In 2022:

84%
of states reported that practitioners are involved in advocacy to a large or very large extent.
47%
of states reported an increase in state funding for family economic security programs, totaling more than $4.7 billion.
59%
of states reported a policy advance in maternal/child health.

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