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Texas maternal mortality committee asks to review abortion-related deaths
Read full article: Texas maternal mortality committee asks to review abortion-related deathsThe panel wants to review those cases, which have been excluded from state data for years, and other reforms amid a report that shows a spike in maternal deaths.
Texas’ maternal mortality committee questions recent changes after anti-abortion doctor’s appointment
Read full article: Texas’ maternal mortality committee questions recent changes after anti-abortion doctor’s appointmentThe committee’s chair also raised concerns about the state’s possible departure from a federal system to share data about maternal deaths.
Texas to get four new maternal health research centers amid mortality crisis for moms
Read full article: Texas to get four new maternal health research centers amid mortality crisis for momsTexas continues to struggle with maternal mortality and morbidity, despite a decade of tracking and reviewing these cases. Four new research centers will pilot innovative solutions.
Texas State Health Services aiming to address maternal depression, mortality and morbidity
Read full article: Texas State Health Services aiming to address maternal depression, mortality and morbidityA report out from Texas State Health Services looks at ways to improve the rate of maternal deaths in Texas.
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Maternal health care advocates applaud new state law to extend Medicaid coverage, but say it doesn’t go far enough
Read full article: Maternal health care advocates applaud new state law to extend Medicaid coverage, but say it doesn’t go far enoughThe law, which takes effect Sept. 1, gives new mothers six months of postpartum Medicaid coverage instead of two. That’s less than many advocates and some lawmakers wanted.
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Texas Legislature moves to give moms on Medicaid six months of health coverage after birth
Read full article: Texas Legislature moves to give moms on Medicaid six months of health coverage after birthThe bill would add an extra four months of health insurance for low-income women, who now get Medicaid coverage from pregnancy until two months after delivery. It now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott for signature.
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Texas lawmakers split over how long to extend Medicaid health coverage for new mothers
Read full article: Texas lawmakers split over how long to extend Medicaid health coverage for new mothersMaternal health advocates said the bill — originally pitched as a one-year extension — could reduce the state’s maternal mortality rate and offer vital help to mothers grappling with conditions like postpartum depression or health complications in the months after giving birth.