March 30, 2022
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Maryland Division of Well being publicizes expanded Medicaid protection for brand new moms
Beginning this week, postpartum protection will final for 12 months
Baltimore, MD ‒ The Maryland Division of Well being (MDH) at this time introduced an enlargement of Medicaid protection for pregnant beneficiaries. The enlargement will lengthen the interval throughout which new moms are eligible for postpartum care providers from 60 days to 12 months.
“By increasing postpartum care, Maryland has elevated entry to care throughout some of the essential occasions for brand new moms, mother and father, and infants,” mentioned MDH Secretary Dennis R. Schrader. “This care is important to serving to set moms on a path towards a more healthy future and making certain a wholesome begin for Maryland households.”
Efficient April 1, 2022, Medicaid-eligible pregnant people will have the ability to entry full Medicaid advantages at some point of their being pregnant and the 12-month postpartum interval, no matter any adjustments in revenue or family dimension. The 12-month postpartum protection interval will start on the final day of the being pregnant and finish on the final day of the twelfth month.
“With this enlargement, pregnant Medicaid recipients won’t solely have the ability to obtain complete medical and dental advantages, but in addition important postpartum care providers,” mentioned Dr. Shelly Choo, director of MDH’s Maternal and Little one Well being Bureau. “Providers together with administration of power circumstances and customary psychological well being points, corresponding to postpartum melancholy, and steerage on subjects like beginning spacing and wholesome consuming, can assist save the lives of moms and youngsters.”
Maternal and little one well being is a high inhabitants well being precedence for the state. It’s a main focus of Maryland’s Statewide Integrated Health Improvement Strategy, a coordinated public-private initiative to enhance well being, cut back disparities, and remodel healthcare supply.
“Medicaid covers nearly 40 p.c of births in Maryland,” mentioned Deputy Secretary for Well being Care Financing and Medicaid Steve Schuh. “The enlargement of Medicaid postpartum advantages to 12 months strengthens continuity of look after greater than 25,000 new moms within the state per 12 months. As we maintain working to enhance well being outcomes, these prolonged advantages will play a fair greater function in lowering maternal morbidity and mortality charges.”
For extra details about Medicaid protection for pregnant people, go to https://health.maryland.
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