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MomCon Action Alert: Helping MOMS Act

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Sign the Petition

Ask your Congress Member to Support the Helping MOMs Act, to extend moms' insurance coverage through one year postpartum.

Right now, the United States is the most dangerous place to give birth in the developed world, [1] with major racial disparities where Black women die at 3 to 4 times the rate of white women due to maternity-related causes, independent of age, economic background, or education. [2]

But, it doesn’t have to be this way. It is estimated that 60% of maternal deaths could be prevented by improved access to health care. [3]

Currently, the majority of pregnancy-related deaths in America happen after the day of delivery, and nearly one-quarter of deaths happen more than six weeks postpartum. [5] Yet, despite the life-threatening risks that women face in the postpartum period, Medicaid currently only covers women for two months after the birth of their baby. [6] Extending Medicaid coverage would be a crucial lifeline and lifesaver for many birthing people and their babies. [7]

With about half the births in the United States currently covered by Medicaid [4], expanding Medicaid to cover the critical postpartum period while recovering from pregnancy and childbirth is a key part of the solution to our nation’s maternal health crisis.

The Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services Act of 2019 (H.R. 4996) – the “Helping MOMS Act” will incentivize states to extend Medicaid through one year postpartum.

Add your name to MomsRising’s open letter to Congress in support of the Act here.


[1] NBC News. U.S. is the most dangerous place to give birth in the developed world.

[2] US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health. The Black–White Disparity in Pregnancy-Related Mortality From 5 Conditions: Differences in Prevalence and Case-Fatality Rates.

[3] Vital Signs: Pregnancy-Related Deaths, United States, 2011–2015, and Strategies for Prevention, 13 States, 2013–2017.

[4][7] Nearly Half Of U.S. Births Are Covered By Medicaid, Study Finds.

[5][6] Underwood’s Bipartisan Legislation to Address America’s Maternal Mortality Crisis Passes the Energy and Commerce Committee.





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