On Thursday, the Mississippi Senate Medicaid Committee met to hear from speakers on topics ranging from postpartum care, obesity, and autism. “Currently it takes about a month for pregnant moms to get enrolled in Mississippi Medicaid,” Henderson said. He said that unfortunately, the topic of postpartum Medicaid extension has gotten “muddled up” with the topic of Medicaid expansion. Dr. Mobolaji Famuyide, Chief of the Division of Newborn Medicine at UMMC, talked about the neonatal case for postpartum care. HAPPENING NOW: The Senate Medicaid Committee is meeting to hear from speakers on topics such as postpartum care, obesity, and autism.

Source: Washington Post December 02, 2022 15:54 UTC