Hill October 19, 2023
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) have reintroduced the Maximizing Outcomes for Moms through Medicaid Improvement and Enhancement of Services (MOMMIES) Act in an effort to address consistent racial maternal health disparities and mortality rates.
The bill, originally introduced by the two legislators in 2019, would push for more affordable health care for pregnant people by expanding Medicaid coverage for postpartum people to a full year instead of 60 days after giving birth and expanding Medicaid coverage for pregnant people to services outside of pregnancy-related services.
The goal of the legislation is to help cap the percentage of pregnancy-related deaths. In the United States, more than 80 percent of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, according to...
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