has been said that we are now 29th. so we are definitely moving the needle. there are policy changes that one can make. we have a nurture nj plan that we unveiled in 2021 that has 70 different action steps of which we have already tackled over half of them, and it is obviously showing we are moving the needle here. and i would say, i could highlight three that are really important and we know they have really made an impact. one is we are the third state to provide medicaid reimbursement for doula care, but we are the only state to both reimburse and grow our community doula work force and this provides culturally competent care and it it has been proven to move the needle in this space. we expanded medicaid coverage to 365 days postpartum but also we increased our medicaid rates for reimbursing our entire perinatal workforce to 100% of medicare rates.
has 70 different action steps, of which we have already tackled over half of them, and it is obviously showing we are moving the needle here. and i would say, i could highlight three that are really important and we know they have really made an impact. one is we are the third state to provide medicaid reimbursement for doula care, but we are the only state to both reimburse and grow our community doula work force and this provides culturally competent care and it it has been proven to move the needle in this space. secondly, we expanded medicaid coverage to 365 days postpartum, but we also have increased our medicaid rates for reimbursing our entire perinatal workforce to 100% of medicare rates. this means that not only do mothers, all mothers have equity in terms of their healthcare, it means more providers will take medicaid coverage, and that means less