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Maternal Health


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Victory!!

​Press Release:
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Florida Health Justice Project Celebrates the Approval of Florida's 12 Months of Postpartum Medicaid Coverage by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
May 2022
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Florida Health Justice Project Applauds Governor Ron DeSantis for Signing Bill Extending Medicaid Postpartum Coverage to One Year for New Mothers
June 2021
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​Reports and Publications

Improving Florida’s Maternal and Infant Health: Removing the Medicaid Five Year Bar for Lawfully Residing Pregnant Immigrants
March 2023
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​FHJP Statement Letter:
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Statement Urging Support for Extending Postpartum Medicaid Coverage
April 2021
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Florida Health Justice Project Statement on SCOTUS Decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization
June 2022
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en español
​Extending Postpartum Medicaid Coverage: Key to Improving Maternal and Infant Health in Florida
December 2020
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FHJP Urges Florida Governor DeSantis to Support Extending Medicaid Coverage for New Mothers
May 2021​
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State Actions to Extend Postpartum Medicaid Coverage
December 2020
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​Maternal Health in Florida: Poor Outcomes Made Worse by Lack of Medicaid Expansion
November 2020
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​Medicaid Managed Care Plans:
Access to Midwifery Care
September 2020
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​​​Doulas: The Facts
February 2020
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​FEATURED STORYTELLERS
Florida Health Justice Stories - Maternal Health

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​Belci
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Belci Encinosa, L.C.S.W. has seen first hand the benefits of Medicaid coverage for pregnant mothers. Read more
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​​Keshia
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As a young mother of two babies under two, Keshia Jenkins knows first hand how hard it is to take care of yourself and your children without support. Read more

​FHJP Voices in the News

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FHJP's Alison Yager quoted by Politico on the extension of postpartum care for Florida moms | ​Read Article Here
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FHJP's Alison Yager co-wrote an article for Florida Policy Institute on the need to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage to 12 months  | ​Read Article Here
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FHJP's Alison Yager quoted by WLRN on the need to expand Medicaid to address health inequity | ​Read Article Here
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Miami Herald article quoting FHJP's Alison Yager on the approval of the extended Medicaid coverage for new mothers to a full year following childbirth | Read Article Here
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FHJP's Alison Yager quoted by Miami Herald on FL's 15 week abortion ban | ​Read Article Here
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FHJP referenced by Jacksonville.com on Florida's maternal health rankings | ​Read Article Here
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