It’s very horrifying sick that the US is the only country among industrialized nations that doesn’t provide universal healthcare that leaves 8 million people of reproductive age uninsured. Additionally, eleven states have yet to expand Medicaid as stipulated by the ACA. (1/3)
Thus leaving tens of thousands of people of reproductive age, who are disproportionately people of color in the Medicaid coverage gap. There are solutions to addressing our country’s horrifyingly high maternal mortality rate. All birthing women should have to access to free (2/3)
or affordable primary care; comprehensive reproductive health care before, during or after pregnancy; a maternal health workforce mainly comprising midwives covered by insurance; and comprehensive postpartum support. We’ve got to do better than this, people. #MedicareForAll (3/3)
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