Extended Medicaid Coverage for New Mothers Embraced by States

More than 30 states are working with the Biden administration to ensure new mothers have extended health coverage once the public health emergency ends.

State Medicaid programs across the nation are extending postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months as the White House and federal agencies continue to press an initiative to reduce disparities in maternal health outcomes.

They’re getting a big assist from a provision in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 that gives states a faster, simpler path to extending coverage.

These extensions come at a time when the US is struggling with ...