Red states grappling with a maternal mortality crisis have turned to Medicaid to help low-income residents deliver healthy babies, putting the states on a fiscal collision course with potentially steep federal budget cuts.
They’ve passed dozens of bills in recent years that make it easier for pregnant women to qualify for the government health insurance program, using it to pay for services such as doulas, take-home monitoring devices, and to keep coverage for up to a year after giving birth.
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