Bills with benefits for low-income mothers don’t counteract bans that would lead to higher risks for maternal mortality, say experts
“It shows you how [Republicans] are not operating in good faith,” said Loretta Ross, an associate professor at Smith College in Georgia and a reproductive justice activist. “If they really cared about maternal mortality they’d reduce the causes of maternal mortality – and it goes way beyond Medicaid expansion.”
However, the most dramatic effects would be in Republican-led states, where lawmakers have long refused to expand the program to more low-income people. Expanding Medicaid only to postpartum women appears to be a way for Republican-led states to champion their aid to a sympathetic group, even as they oppose broader Medicaid expansion and ban abortion, said Ross.lack health insurance
A single adult supporting two children cannot earn more than $2,760 a year and qualify for Medicaid – unless they are pregnant, in which case they can earn up to $45,600 a year and qualify. However, the exemption previously lasted just 60 days after birth – the federal minimum – after which most people become uninsured once again.
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