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Eight times more likely: Medicaid, poverty, and maternal death in Missouri
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Maternal health advocates unpack what the program actually provides for women
As federal Medicaid cuts loom, maternal health advocates unpack what the program actually provides for pregnant and postpartum women, and how it could hurt those already most at risk.
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Eight times more likely: Medicaid, poverty, and maternal death in Missouri
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As federal Medicaid cuts loom, maternal health advocates unpack what the program actually provides for pregnant and postpartum women, and how it could hurt those already most at risk.
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[music playing] I guess I'm kind of scared in regards to Medicaid cuts because we cannot cut that program any more.
We're already not helping enough people as is.
We need to help more.
A vast majority of our pregnant women, especially, are on Medicaid, and we utilize those programs heavily.
A couple of years or so ago, our state legislature voted to extend postpartum coverage under Medicaid for a full 12 months after delivery.
And we believe that, over time, we will see positive impacts for that.
So instead of a woman only being able to be seen for those first few weeks after delivery, they can see-- be seen and receive the full scope of healthcare services for that full first 12 months.
Medicaid covers a year after.
That's not long enough.
I mean, because you're going to-- you've got to think, a lot of women aren't seeking mental health resources until six months to seven months after, and then they're not getting the full year of benefit that they need in those services.
And-- let's be honest-- they need more than a year.
The earlier that a woman knows that she's pregnant and goes ahead and gets enrolled in healthcare services, then the earlier she also can get connected to the full scope of all the resources available to her.
If you are a mom on Medicaid in Missouri, you are eight times more likely to die of a pregnancy-associated death.
Most of that is because of access to care and someone helping you with community navigation and getting those resources you need.
All of our Medicaid HMOs, like UnitedHealthcare, they also have programs set up for women who are pregnant.
So you can, like, be reimbursed for gas to and from your appointment.
They also provide breast pumps.
They also provide food.
So medically-tailored meals to a pregnant woman is something you can get through your HMO.
I think there are a lot of situations and conditions that contribute to every individual's need for Medicaid services.
You know, if you think about poverty, you think about some of those other conditions, whether it's mental health or substance use, and the ripple effect of those, that's very complex and nuanced, as to why women who receive Medicaid coverage are more likely to die.
And I think there are a lot of different factors that impact that.
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