One Big Beautiful Bill, One Big Rural Maternity Crisis
This blog discusses how H.R. 1 will affect rural maternal health access and outcomes.
Doula Programs to Improve Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes
This toolkit discusses the evidence behind doula programs, implementation tools, examples of success, and policy considerations for improving maternal and infant health.
Access to Maternity Care in Rural Areas Likely to Get Worse Due to Medicaid Cuts
This blog discusses the financial pressures rural hospitals face and how Medicaid cuts will impact access to maternity care.
Maternity Care Billing Changes Begin in 2027 With Potential for Better Transparency and Payments Across the Continuum of Care
This blog discusses upcoming changes to the maternity care billing structure and how Medicaid will be impacted in the states.
On-the-Ground Perspectives About Reproductive Healthcare
This blog shares perspectives from women, healthcare providers, policymakers, and advocates to understand how location impacts reproductive healthcare experiences, with fact sheets from 13 states.
That’s Medicaid: When You Need Short Term Support
This commentary shares how Medicaid served as a backstop to Latrice's healthcare coverage so that her baby could receive heart surgery and other needed care during her first year of life.
How Can States Protect Pregnant and Postpartum Women from Losing Health Coverage?
This report discusses the work requirements exclusion for pregnant or postpartum women and how to keep them covered.
Coverage Gains Plateaued for New Mothers as Pandemic Protections Ended
This blog discusses coverage trends for new mothers from 2019 through 2024 due to federal and state policy changes, such as Medicaid unwinding and postpartum coverage extensions from COVID-19.
How Does Access to Reproductive Healthcare Vary Across States?
This blog discusses reproductive healthcare access in the United States, with 13 state factsheets on challenges impacting reproductive healthcare access.
That’s Medicaid: When Your World Changes
This commentary discusses how Medicaid covered Sarah's prenatal care after she was diagnosed with a pre-existing condition and enabled her to finish school and become employed full-time.
Protecting Maternal Heart Health and Lives: Key Takeaways from the New NASEM Report
This blog summarizes NASEM's report, including high priority services and recommendations for federal action to reduce pregnancy-related cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
Birthing People Connect With Doula Care to Help Improve Their Birthing Outcomes and Experiences
This publication discusses what a doula is and how doula care can support birthing people.
New Report Highlights State Data, Strategies to Protect Pregnant and Postpartum Women from Losing Medicaid Coverage Due to Red Tape
This blog discusses the importance of protecting pregnant and postpartum women when developing work requirement exemption processes and recommendations for states.