Listen as Maggie Clark discusses the importance of postpartum Medicaid coverage with Sabri Ben-Achour of Marketplace.

Maggie Clark with the Georgetown Center for Children and Families said that “when women lose this coverage after 60 days, about half of them become uninsured. So that’s a million new mothers every year who are losing coverage every year at a really critical time.” 

Read more from Maggie Clark on postpartum Medicaid coverage below:

Optional 12 Months Postpartum Medicaid Coverage Leaves Opportunity to do More

MACPAC Recommends One Year of Postpartum Medicaid Coverage at 100% Match

Critical Health Equity Context Needed in New Maternal and Infant Health Data Profile