maternal mortaility

Doctors Alka Walter and Cecilia Norris work at the Free Medical Clinic in Iowa City. They see many immigrants who do not have access to Medicaid, including those under the federal government's five year ban.

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Barred from Medicaid, some pregnant immigrants have few options for care

Natalie Krebs

Immigrants in some states cant get Medicaid due to a federal law that bars many people on visas and green cards from receiving public assistance, including Medicaid, for their first five years in the country.

Protests erupted across the nation the day after the Supreme Court announced the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Thousands demonstrated at the Statehouse in Indiana, which is among the states where abortion is expected to be banned or severely restricted.

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States cracking down on abortion have high maternal mortality rates and gaps in rural care

Aprile Rickert - Louisville Public Media

Millions of people are poised to lose access to abortion across Kentucky and parts of the Midwest pending court battles and elections. More pregnancies mean more need for prenatal care in a region already lacking.

Expanding Medicaid postpartum is catching on. Nearly 40 states have adopted or have pending legislation to extend pregnancy-related Medicaid coverage.

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Can more time on Medicaid lower maternal deaths?

More states are taking advantage of a provision in the American Rescue Plan that enables pregnant people to keep their Medicaid coverage longer after giving birth.