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Medicaid coverage for new moms gaining support in GOP states

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WASHINGTON � After years of refusing to expand Medicaid benefits for new moms, Republican officials in more than a half-dozen states are now reversing course and trumpeting that coverage as central to their conservative, anti-abortion agenda.

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Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves talks with reporters Feb. 28 in Jackson, Miss. 

The shift in GOP support for postpartum Medicaid coverage is occurring in some states that have severely limited or outlawed abortion access since the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion last June. The effort also comes as federal protections guaranteeing people stay continuously enrolled in Medicaid during the COVID-19 pandemic is set to expire in a few weeks.

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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem gives the State of the State address Jan. 10 at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. 





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