Presumptive Medicaid eligibility promises to improve Mississippi's high infant, maternal mortality rates, save taxpayers' money

Community health reporter Sophia Paffenroth discusses with
Mississippi Today's Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison a new law set
to take effect July 1 that will provide more timely prenatal care
via more easily accessed Medicaid health coverage. A majority of
Mississippi births are covered by Medicaid, but delays in getting
the coverage approval postpones prenatal care for many and
negatively impacts the health of mothers and children.