8 More States Passed Measures to Extend Medicaid Postpartum Care to 12 Months

The weeks and months after giving birth – referred to as postpartum – often result in women suffering from nutritional and hormonal imbalances. Kristina Paukshtite/Pexels

Lawmakers in more than a handful of states have passed measures this legislative session to expand Medicaid postpartum care coverage for mothers from 60 days to 12 months.

This year, Montana, Mississippi, Missouri, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming, and Alaska have joined dozens of states that have already implemented the expansion option under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) of 2021.