Thread by @NPWF

CMS administrator @BrooksLaSureCMS is our keynote speaker this afternoon! #RaisingTheBar

. @BrooksLaSureCMS: Overall we’re looking at all our policies agency wide… Perhaps nowhere is more important for us to address inequalities than maternal health care. #RaisingTheBar

. @BrooksLaSureCMS: We are in a maternal health crisis even though two out of three pregnancy related deaths are preventable. #RaisingTheBar

. @BrooksLaSureCMS tells us that the maternal health care blueprint out of the administration includes:
✔️Expanding access to coverage
✔️Ensuring women who give birth are heard
✔️Strengthening economic supports before, during, and after pregnancy

.@BrooksLaSureCMS: I’m glad to report that after today 29 states and DC have taken up the option to provide twelve weeks of postpartum coverage through their Medicaid program. #RaisingTheBar

.@BrooksLaSureCMS: If we ever want to fully address our crisis, the nation must address these systemic barriers. #RaisingTheBar