Hawaii, Maryland and Ohio have joined 18 other states and D.C. in an effort to provide mothers the support they need up to 12 months after they give birth.
For the past few months, healthcare advocates have fought to extend Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program postpartum coverage beyond the initial 60-day expiration date to 12 months postpartum. Hawaii, Ohio and Maryland are the latest in a list of 21 states and D.C to commit to this extension of care as a part of theUS Department of Health and Human Services
, Medicaid covers 42 percent of all births in the nation, and this care is needed now more than ever, as many more women struggle with postpartum depression in the post-covid landscape. The HHS reports that 1 in 3 pregnancy-related deaths happen between one week and one year after childbirth.
, Hawaii Representative Linda Ichiyama spoke to just some of these needs, “Gestational diabetes, heart problems like arrhythmias, can continue way past 60 days after delivery. So we were able to get that into the budget to extend postpartum coverage up to 12 months.” Maryland Department of Health Secretary Dennis Schrader added in an initial announcement, “By expanding postpartum care, Maryland has increased access to care during one of the most crucial times for new mothers, parents, and babies. This care is critical to helping set mothers on a path toward a healthier future and ensuring a healthy start for Maryland families.”
This is just the latest effort by the HHS and White House to expand maternal protections, eliminate the racial disparities in maternal care and lower maternal mortality. The
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