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
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 workforce, and this provides culturally competent care and 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 waiting times for the patients. one thing i do want to ask about as well, alongside those measures, is the fact that the us is a country where there is no enshrined in law mandatory paid maternity leave.
Indigenous Women Rising, a grassroots group known for its abortion fund for Indigenous people, is expanding its services. IWR has long provided support to Native individuals who are birthing through a midwifery program alongside its abortion fund. But the organization’s new Emergence Fund will enable the group to expand its reach to Native birthing families […]
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