States around the country are making it easier for newborn moms to keep Medicaid in the year after childbirth, a crucial time when depression and other health problems can develop.
States around the country are making it easier for new moms to keep Medicaid in the year after childbirth, a time when depression and other health problems can develop.
Many women enroll in government-funded Medicaid health insurance when they become pregnant, because qualifying income levels are higher than for women who aren’t pregnant. The federal government requires states to maintain that coverage for 60 days postpartum, or after the baby arrives. After that, moms in many states lose the coverage unless their income levels are extremely low.Since the spring, 23 states and Washington, D.C.
“There’s no reason why we should stop before we have every particular mother and baby ,” Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told The Associated Press. “Why wouldn’t you want to provide to a new mother and new baby a full year’s peace of mind?”The state and federally funded Medicaid program covers prenatal doctor visits for moms and about 42% of births in the U.S.
Care providers and researchers say that coverage should extend well beyond 60 days after the baby arrives. While nearly half the states have expanded the coverage, health economist Joe Antos said he thinks others will hesitate to add the expense to their budgets. Extending the coverage does not automatically guarantee better care, because finding doctors can be difficult.
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