This bill is an utter disaster in so many ways for Americans and for our country.
We're the only "advanced" country that doesn't have universal healthcare and the Republicans are racing to gut the limited healthcare safety net we have for the poor.
Our profit based, commercial healthcare system is the most expensive healthcare system in the world. A serious illness can bankrupt you. Our maternal death rate and infant mortality rates are already sky high, because mothers and babies can't afford the healthcare they need to survive.
Germany has has universal healthcare for over a 100 years. Bismark decided Germany would be a stronger country, if Germans were healthy. What a concept!
Even Israel, which the US adores, has universal healthcare.
When moms have quality, affordable health insurance, they can get the support and care they need to be healthy and care for their babies. Medicaid — known as AHCCCS in Arizona — is health insurance that covers a range of maternity care services that support healthy pregnancies, new moms, and thriving babies. More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, and Medicaid is a critical part of preventing these deaths. Medicaid covers prenatal and birth services and screenings, which means moms and babies can get diagnoses and treatment for physical and mental health conditions before they escalate.
In Arizona, one in two births are covered by AHCCCS.
This bill is an utter disaster in so many ways for Americans and for our country.
We're the only "advanced" country that doesn't have universal healthcare and the Republicans are racing to gut the limited healthcare safety net we have for the poor.
Our profit based, commercial healthcare system is the most expensive healthcare system in the world. A serious illness can bankrupt you. Our maternal death rate and infant mortality rates are already sky high, because mothers and babies can't afford the healthcare they need to survive.
Germany has has universal healthcare for over a 100 years. Bismark decided Germany would be a stronger country, if Germans were healthy. What a concept!
Even Israel, which the US adores, has universal healthcare.
When moms have quality, affordable health insurance, they can get the support and care they need to be healthy and care for their babies. Medicaid — known as AHCCCS in Arizona — is health insurance that covers a range of maternity care services that support healthy pregnancies, new moms, and thriving babies. More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, and Medicaid is a critical part of preventing these deaths. Medicaid covers prenatal and birth services and screenings, which means moms and babies can get diagnoses and treatment for physical and mental health conditions before they escalate.
In Arizona, one in two births are covered by AHCCCS.
https://azchildren.org/news-and-events/medicaid-ahcccs-matters-for-maternal-and-infant-health/#:~:text=Medicaid%20covers%20prenatal%20and%20birth,births%20are%20covered%20by%20AHCCCS.