Sanders rejects expanding post-pregnancy Medicaid to 12 months, says other coverage available

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (right) discusses maternal health in Arkansas during a roundtable discussion at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock as (from left) U.S. Rep. French Hill and U.S. Sen. John Boozman, both R-Ark., listen. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Stephen Swofford)
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (right) discusses maternal health in Arkansas during a roundtable discussion at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock as (from left) U.S. Rep. French Hill and U.S. Sen. John Boozman, both R-Ark., listen. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Stephen Swofford)

To reduce Arkansas' high rate of maternal mortality, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday that the state does not need to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage from 60 days to 12 months but instead do a better job of transitioning mothers to other coverage after their eligibility in the pregnancy Medicaid...

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