State Senate passes postpartum Medicaid extension

A Single Wisconsin GOP Lawmaker May Block Bill Expanding Postpartum Medicaid Coverage to 1 Full Year

Wisconsin is one of just two states that don’t provide Medicaid coverage for 12 months after a person gives birth.

WI State Senate passes bill to expand Medicaid coverage for postpartum mothers

MADISON, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) - Wisconsin mothers could soon be getting more help for postpartum care. The State Senate passed a bill that could expand Medicaid coverage for postpartum mothers. Right now, the cap for coverage is 2 months. This bill could extend that to a full year. Doctors say postpartum complications can include depression. High blood pressure is among other health issues. They sometimes see patients not follow up on care because o…

How we can support Portland families from the start

A columnist from Portland State University backs legislation aimed at culturally aware birthing and neonatal options.

Colorado’s battle to save Medicaid

Happy Wednesday, Colorado, and welcome to a policy-packed edition of The Temperature. The lilacs in my Denver neighborhood are in bloom, and that means I’ve been spending a lot of time smushing my nose into bushes in strangers’ yards. There’s something about the annuality — annualness? — of their blossoms that is reassuring, like a memory water slide whooshing directly back to carefree spring and summer days of youth. That feeling can be even mo…

Senate passes postpartum Medicaid, while Assembly votes to restrict unemployment

Senate President Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk) said extending postpartum Medicaid coverage is morally and fiscally “the right thing to do” for Wisconsin. (Photo by Baylor Spears/Wisconsin Examiner)The Wisconsin Senate passed a bill to expand access to health care for postpartum mothers on Tuesday, while Assembly Republicans passed bills to further restrict and implement obstacles to accessing unemployment benefits for Wisconsinites. The Senate fo…

Wisconsin Senate passes bipartisan measure to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage

The Wisconsin Senate voted nearly unanimously Tuesday to pass a bipartisan bill to extend Medicaid coverage for new mothers, but the plan faces an uncertain future in the state Assembly. The post Wisconsin Senate passes bipartisan measure to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage appeared first on WPR.