
Some GOP states extend Medicaid coverage for new moms amid abortion debate
CNN
States like Florida and Tennessee are expanding Medicaid coverage to new moms at the same time as they seek to ban or limit access to abortions. They are temporarily allowing low-income mothers to remain enrolled in Medicaid for up to 12 months after childbirth, instead of only the 60 days that federal law requires.
Florida, Tennessee and South Carolina are among the states that are temporarily allowing low-income women to remain enrolled in Medicaid for up to 12 months after childbirth, instead of only the 60 days that federal law requires. They are taking advantage of a measure in the American Rescue Plan Act, which Congress passed in March 2021, that provides federal matching funds for the extended coverage for five years and makes it easier to apply for federal approval to offer it.
They are also among the 12 states that have yet to expand Medicaid to all low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act.

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