Mississippi Gov. Reeves' signature came after a last-minute endorsement of the postpartum Medicaid bill before a legislative ...
Mississippi and Wyoming are the only two states in the country to have enacted neither a postpartum extension nor Medicaid expansion, though both states are currently considering postpartum extension ...
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE MISSISSIPPI BLACK WOMEN'S ROUNDTABLE CASSANDRA WELCHLIN SAYS EXTENDING POSTPARTUM MEDICAID WILL SAVE LIVES. THURSDAY - GOVERNOR TATE REEVES SIGNED BILL 2212 INTO LAW. THE ...
If Reeves does sign the bill into law, Mississippi will no longer be the only state to neither extend postpartum coverage past 60 days or expanded Medicaid under the affordable care act. Wyoming had ...
Mississippi usually allows two months of postpartum Medicaid coverage. The state has allowed a full year of the coverage since the COVID-19 public health emergency started in 2020, although many ...
Arkansas has the highest maternal mortality rate in the United States: 43.5 deaths from 2018 to 2021 for every 100,000 live ...
Republicans in staunchly conservative states are championing some atypical legislation this session — promoting sex education ...
Mississippi took a critical and much-needed step forward in providing healthcare on Thursday as Gov. Tate Reeves signed a law extending post-partum Medicaid coverage. The new law gives mothers who ...
Since 2022, seven states have instituted full abortion bans without extending postpartum Medicaid—a combination experts ...
Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile Mississippi usually allows two months of postpartum Medicaid coverage. The state has allowed a full year of the coverage since ...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed legislation Thursday to solidify a full year of Medicaid coverage for women after they give birth, saying it's part of a ...
