Medicaid cuts risk worsening Black maternal health crisis

Apr 20, 2025 - 13:00
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Medicaid cuts risk worsening Black maternal health crisis
Advocates are warning lawmakers that the proposed cuts to Medicare and Medicaid will leave millions of pregnant Black women at a heightened risk of death, worsening the maternal mortality crisis and its racial disparities.  Last month, the House budget resolution proposed up to $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid over a decade, which would also…