The state’s Medicaid agency will help by using new technology to ensure qualifying low-income women don’t experience a gap in health insurance coverage; working with the Department of Social Services to streamline enrollment; and launching an outreach campaign this fall to reach pregnant women and to connect those in need with substance abuse treatment.
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Medicaid Agency Outlines Strategies To Curb Maternal Mortality On 50th Anniversary
Gov. Ralph Northam marked the 50th anniversary of Virginia’s Medicaid program Monday by touting the program’s successful expansion and outlining plans for improving maternal and infant health. The strategies announced Monday are aimed at realizing a goal Northam set in early June to eliminate racial disparities in maternal mortality by 2025. (Balch, 7/1)
