The Fight to Expand Postpartum Medicaid — And Why It Matters

Child birth in the US is expensive. One of the largest payers for
childbirth in the US is Medicaid, covering 43% of US births in
2018.


New mothers with pregnancy-related insurance coverage via
Medicaid can lose their insurance coverage 60 days after the
birth of their child. But policy makers are looking to change
that and expand postpartum Medicaid coverage.


Join Health Affairs Senior Editor Jessica Bylander and Deputy
Editor of Special Content Rob Lott on Health Affairs This Week as
they talk about recent policy movements on maternal health and
postpartum insurance coverage.


Pre-order the October Perinatal Mental Health Theme Issue.


Related Links:


Opportunities For States To Minimize Postpartum Coverage Loss
When The Public Health Emergency Ends (Health Affairs
Blog) 

Post-ACA, More Than One-Third Of Women With Prenatal Medicaid
Remained Uninsured Before Or After Pregnancy (Health Affairs)

Expanding Postpartum Medicaid Coverage (Kaiser Family
Foundation)

Racial Disparities in Maternal Health (US Commission On Civil
Rights)

Podcast: Breaking Down the 2021 Momnibus Bill (Health Affairs
This Week)



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