Republican lawmakers push Gov. Hobbs to approve SNAP, Medicaid and unemployment reforms

Top Republican lawmakers are pushing Governor Katie Hobbs to approve new reforms to SNAP, Medicaid and unemployment programs.

Plan to put Medicaid work requirements in Missouri Constitution advances

Missouri Republicans voted Thursday to advance a plan to add Medicaid work requirements to the state Constitution, hoping to ...

Lawmakers vote to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage to a full year

Postpartum Medicaid coverage for thousands of low-income women will extend to a full year under a bill on its way to Gov.
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Wisconsin close to being the 49th state to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage to a year

The bills already passed the Senate in nearly unanimous votes, and the Assembly's concurring votes will send them to Gov.
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Arkansas now the only state in the country to withhold Medicaid from new moms

Why is Arkansas the lone holdout state still refusing to provide health care coverage to new mothers at an incredibly ...

Wisconsin poised to leave Arkansas as only state without expanded Medicaid for new moms

Wisconsin Republicans who long blocked a bipartisan measure to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage plan to pass the measure following pressure from Democrats. The vote on Thursday would leave ...

New Moms in Wisconsin to Get Extension of Vital Benefits After GOP Powerbroker Ends Holdout

The post New Moms in Wisconsin to Get Extension of Vital Benefits After GOP Powerbroker Ends Holdout appeared first on ProPublica.
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Assembly passes postpartum Medicaid expansion, breast cancer prevention bills

The Wisconsin state Assembly approved two women’s health bills Thursday, after years of failed attempts and a surprise ...

Assembly to advance postpartum Medicaid, breast cancer screening bills

Bills to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage and cover more breast cancer screenings will get a vote after they seemed doomed to fail.