ICYMI: In support of the December 7th Maternal Health Day of Action, HHS announced investments and policy changes to support safe pregnancies and reduce health disparities across the nation. Read more:
This week, on December 7, 2021, the White House hosted the first-ever Maternal Health Day of Action with a nationwide call-to-action to address maternal mortality and morbidity.remarks. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a new report and made a number of announcements on policy changes and investments to support safe pregnancies and reduce health disparities across the nation.
issued guidance on states’ implementation of a new state plan option established by the American Rescue Plan , which will allow states to provide 12 months of extended postpartum coverage to pregnant individuals enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP, beginning April 1, 2022. released a new report that shows if all states extended pregnancy-related Medicaid eligibility to 12 months postpartum, the proportion of pregnant Medicaid beneficiaries who would remain eligible for the full postpartum year would increase from 52 percent to 100 percent, representing approximately 720,000 people annually with expanded coverage.
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