Maternal health

“Expand maternal health services, especially in rural communities”

“Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies: Locking in 12-month postpartum Medicaid coverage, expanding Medicaid reimbursement for doulas and midwives, and expanding the RxKids program nationally.”

“Make coverage and care permanent – Pass Medicare for All to guarantee every single mother and baby dignified healthcare without premiums, co-pays, and deductibles, and also include coverage for doulas and midwives. At a minimum, lock in 12-month postpartum Medicaid coverage nationwide, expand Medicaid reimbursement for doulas and midwives, and fund community-based programs like Healthy Start and home-visiting services (MIECHV) nationwide.”

“Peggy has championed maternal health in Minnesota and will tackle the needs of expecting moms at a federal level by expanding access to prenatal and postnatal care to cut rates of maternal mortality and increase healthy births, especially for Black and Native mothers.”

“Your right to choose if and when to have a child should not be determined by where you live. Peggy will work tirelessly to reestablish nationwide access to reproductive healthcare, including abortion, contraception, and pre- and post-natal care. Peggy will fight to keep politicians out of doctors’ offices so that healthcare decisions are between patients and their providers. The government has no place deciding who can get what types of healthcare.”

“Peggy helped pass the Minnesota Protect Reproductive Options Act which ensures access to contraception, sterilization, preconception care, maternity care, abortion care, family planning, fertility services, and counseling regarding reproductive healthcare. She will fight for this legislation at the federal level.”

“We’re committed to making sure Maine people can make their own decisions about whether or not to start a family. This means not just protecting the right to abortion but taking steps to make sure that people can access it. It means doing everything we can to ensure that Mainers can access the birth control that works best for their bodies. It also means making sure more new mothers can access post-partum care and doing what we can to help Mainers who are struggling to become parents by improving access to fertility care.”

“This year, President Jackson supported efforts to lower prescription drug costs, improve access to prenatal health care for expectant mothers and children, and require health insurance plans to cover midwife services.”

“Expand maternal health services, especially in rural communities”

“MaineHealth must vote to keep Miles Labor & Delivery open.”

“Address Texas’ maternal mortality crisis: End maternal care deserts, improve data collection, provider training, and investment in maternal health research, extend eligibility for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), expand the Healthy Start Program, and guarantee all new mothers can take time off work to tend to their health.”

“Make Roe v. Wade the law of the land again and address the OB-GYN crisis in Iowa.”

“Peggy has championed maternal health in Minnesota and will tackle the needs of expecting moms at a federal level by expanding access to prenatal and postnatal care to cut rates of maternal mortality and increase healthy births, especially for Black and Native mothers.”

“Juliana looks out for the moms of Illinois through her Birth Equity Initiative, which addresses the Black maternal mortality crisis and ensures that midwives, doulas, and lactation consultants are covered by private or public insurance.”

“In the Senate, he’ll protect Texans’ health insurance and Medicaid, lower drug costs and medical debt, and end Texas’ maternal mortality crisis.”

“Address Texas’ maternal mortality crisis: End maternal care deserts, improve data collection, provider training, and investment in maternal health research, extend eligibility for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), expand the Healthy Start Program, and guarantee all new mothers can take time off work to tend to their health.”

“Support the whole family and track results – Strengthen and simplify WIC enrollment, pair maternal health investment with safe, stable housing support for pregnant and postpartum families, and direct Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant dollars specifically toward closing Black maternal mortality disparities, with public reporting by race and county.”

“Peggy has championed maternal health in Minnesota and will tackle the needs of expecting moms at a federal level by expanding access to prenatal and postnatal care to cut rates of maternal mortality and increase healthy births, especially for Black and Native mothers.”

“Juliana looks out for the moms of Illinois through her Birth Equity Initiative, which addresses the Black maternal mortality crisis and ensures that midwives, doulas, and lactation consultants are covered by private or public insurance.”

“Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies: Locking in 12-month postpartum Medicaid coverage, expanding Medicaid reimbursement for doulas and midwives, and expanding the RxKids program nationally.”

“Make coverage and care permanent – Pass Medicare for All to guarantee every single mother and baby dignified healthcare without premiums, co-pays, and deductibles, and also include coverage for doulas and midwives. At a minimum, lock in 12-month postpartum Medicaid coverage nationwide, expand Medicaid reimbursement for doulas and midwives, and fund community-based programs like Healthy Start and home-visiting services (MIECHV) nationwide.”

“This year, President Jackson supported efforts to lower prescription drug costs, improve access to prenatal health care for expectant mothers and children, and require health insurance plans to cover midwife services.”

“Juliana looks out for the moms of Illinois through her Birth Equity Initiative, which addresses the Black maternal mortality crisis and ensures that midwives, doulas, and lactation consultants are covered by private or public insurance.”

“Make coverage and care permanent – Pass Medicare for All to guarantee every single mother and baby dignified healthcare without premiums, co-pays, and deductibles, and also include coverage for doulas and midwives. At a minimum, lock in 12-month postpartum Medicaid coverage nationwide, expand Medicaid reimbursement for doulas and midwives, and fund community-based programs like Healthy Start and home-visiting services (MIECHV) nationwide.”

“Support the whole family and track results – Strengthen and simplify WIC enrollment, pair maternal health investment with safe, stable housing support for pregnant and postpartum families, and direct Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant dollars specifically toward closing Black maternal mortality disparities, with public reporting by race and county.”

“Address Texas’ maternal mortality crisis: End maternal care deserts, improve data collection, provider training, and investment in maternal health research, extend eligibility for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), expand the Healthy Start Program, and guarantee all new mothers can take time off work to tend to their health.”

“Support the whole family and track results – Strengthen and simplify WIC enrollment, pair maternal health investment with safe, stable housing support for pregnant and postpartum families, and direct Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant dollars specifically toward closing Black maternal mortality disparities, with public reporting by race and county.”

“Address Texas’ maternal mortality crisis: End maternal care deserts, improve data collection, provider training, and investment in maternal health research, extend eligibility for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), expand the Healthy Start Program, and guarantee all new mothers can take time off work to tend to their health.”

“Address Texas’ maternal mortality crisis: End maternal care deserts, improve data collection, provider training, and investment in maternal health research, extend eligibility for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), expand the Healthy Start Program, and guarantee all new mothers can take time off work to tend to their health.”

“Protect and invest in rural hospitals. Kansas has more rural hospitals at immediate risk of closing than any other state — roughly two-thirds are at risk overall — largely because insurers, including Medicare Advantage, don’t pay enough to cover the cost of care. A rural hospital is often a county’s largest employer and its only nearby emergency room, and studies find that closing one raises deaths from time-sensitive emergencies like heart attacks and strokes by about 10%. The squeeze is sharpest in childbirth, where only about a third of rural Kansas hospitals still deliver babies. Reversing the Medicaid cuts would help, but Adam would go further to fix the underpayment and keep these hospitals’ doors open.”