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Medicaid coverage in Florida now lasts 12 months after pregnancy​
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If you are a Florida resident who has given birth or had a pregnancy loss, you have 12 months of coverage to access the physical and mental health care you need, not just care related to your pregnancy.
HEALTHCARE PROVIDER AND COMMUNITY PARTNER UPDATE

DO YOU CURRENTLY HAVE OR HAVE YOU RECENTLY HAD PREGNANCY MEDICAID?
¿TIENE ACTUALMENTE O HA TENIDO UN EMBARAZO CUBIERTO POR MEDICAID?
ÈSKE OU GENYEN MEDICAID POU GWOSÈS OSWA OU TE GENYEN L SE PA TWÒ LONTAN?

YOUR MEDICAID COVERAGE NOW LASTS 12 MONTHS AFTER YOUR PREGNANCY.
AHORA SU COBERTURA DE MEDICAID DURA 12 MESES DESPUÉS DE SU EMBARAZO.

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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​Press Release:
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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

Advocate Q&A
Florida Medicaid Recipients at Risk → Pregnant/New Mothers/Birth Parents
August 2023
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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
Florida Maternal and Infant Health Crisis Report
August 2023
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FHJP Urges Florida Governor DeSantis to Support Extending Medicaid Coverage for New Mothers
May 2021​
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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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​Extending Postpartum Medicaid Coverage: Key to Improving Maternal and Infant Health in Florida
December 2020
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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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