Medicaid coverage in Florida now lasts 12 months after pregnancy
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.
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.
Victory!!
Press Release:
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:
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
Press Release:
Florida Health Justice Project Statement on SCOTUS Decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization June 2022
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Press Release:
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
FHJP Statement Letter:
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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Maternal Health in Florida: Poor Outcomes Made Worse by Lack of Medicaid Expansion
November 2020
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FEATURED STORYTELLERS
Florida Health Justice Stories - Maternal Health
FHJP Voices in the News
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 |
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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