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Wisconsin Passes Expanded Medicaid for Moms, Would Leave Arkansas as only State without It
Wisconsin's legislature passed a bipartisan measure extending Medicaid postpartum coverage to one year, addressing high maternal mortality; only Arkansas has not expanded this benefit.
- On Thursday, the Assembly approved the postpartum Medicaid measure by a 95-1 vote, which now goes to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers for expected signature.
- In recent weeks, seven GOP members joined Rep. Patrick Snyder to pressure Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to extend postpartum Medicaid, which he previously blocked.
- By attaching the extension to multiple bills, Democrats created legislative havoc pushing the postpartum change forward, and the Assembly also unanimously passed the breast cancer screening bill.
- The change will allow low-income mothers who earn above poverty to stay on Medicaid for a year, addressing postpartum risks like depression and cardiovascular ailments, supported by hospitals, medical groups, and anti-abortion advocates.
- Pressure from lawmakers in competitive districts helped the Assembly Speaker relent, after announcing retirement and a recent heart attack, in recent weeks.
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New Moms in Wisconsin to Get Extension of Vital Benefits After GOP Powerbroker Ends Holdout
State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos had repeatedly blocked lawmakers from voting on a bipartisan bill to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage. The legislation now goes to Gov. Tony Evers, who is expected to sign it into law.
·New York, United States
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The Will of the People Prevails: Citizen-Led, Cross-Partisan Effort Delivers Major Win for Wisconsin Moms
After years of organizing across the political aisle, a broadly supported policy to extend postpartum care to become law Ali Muldrow and two fellow Builders push for postpartum...
·Manila, Philippines (the)
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Wisconsin passes expanded Medicaid for moms, would leave Arkansas as only state without it
Women in Wisconsin will soon be eligible to receive expanded Medicaid coverage for up to a year after giving birth following passage of a measure by the Wisconsin Assembly.
·San Antonio, United States
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