Reproductive Health
Thursday, May 22, 2025
New CA bill would make birth centers available to more low-income families
California lawmakers are considering a bill to ease regulations on birth centers at a time when maternity wards are closing in many counties…
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Three Montana counties top U.S. list for moms’ reliance on Medicaid
Montana mothers and could-be moms rely more on Medicaid than in other states, and would be harder hit by proposed cuts to the program. More than 30%…
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Report: Rural OR depends on Medicaid to cover childbirth
Oregon is one of the top ten states with the highest share of women of childbearing age covered by Medicaid in rural areas. That's according to a new …
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Report: Medicaid cuts would affect AZ rural maternity care
President Donald Trump is urging some of his colleagues to "not mess with Medicaid," even as hard-liners call for steeper cuts to the health care prog…
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
NM's outsized reliance on Medicaid has advocates prepping for worst-case
Unprecedented cuts to Medicaid under consideration by lawmakers in Congress would be a heavy blow to New Mexico, where more than one-third of the …
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Report: Medicaid cuts would hobble rural Alaska health care
Proposed cuts to Medicaid would put hospitals in jeopardy in rural states, where health care services are already scarce, according to new research …
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Report: Rural women of childbearing age more often rely on Medicaid
A new report found women of childbearing age in rural areas rely more on Medicaid for health care coverage than their urban counterparts and cuts to M…
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
TX health care advocates say changes to Medicaid could affect expectant mothers
As members of Congress debate changes to Medicaid, advocates in Texas who work with people covered by the plan are concerned about potential …
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Medicaid cuts could restrict access to rural Utah maternity care
Congressional leaders are looking at major cuts to Medicaid and health care advocates said the proposed changes would be keenly felt by rural Utahns w…
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Report: Medicaid cuts risk maternity care for rural Illinois
In Illinois, more than one in five rural women of childbearing age rely on Medicaid for health coverage, according to the Georgetown University …
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Report: Kentucky among highest in nation for rural women on Medicaid
Congress is considering a proposal to slash $880 billion in Medicaid funding and experts said the cuts would be devastating for maternal and infant he…
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Report: Proposed Medicaid changes could hurt AR expectant mothers
Changes to Medicaid being proposed by members of Congress could have a significant effect on women in Arkansas who are of childbearing age, according …