LWVWI SUPPORTS EXTENDING MEDICAID COVERAGE TO ONE YEAR FOR POSTPARTUM MOTHERS
The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin supports the passage of Senate Bill 23: this bill extends postpartum healthcare for one year after giving birth for those who are Medicaid eligible. Currently, postpartum care for those who are Medicaid eligible is only 60 days, with Wisconsin and Arkansas as the only states not providing one year coverage.
We are asking voters to call their state legislators in the Senate to urge them to pass SB 23. There is overwhelming bipartisan support for this bill–yet, the bill still has not passed for over 2 years. Find your legislators
You can use the following script in order to contact the legislators for your district. Phone calls are more effective, but emails are a valid option as well:
"My name is (your full name) and I live at (full address). I’m calling to urge (legislator’s name) to support SB 23, the bill that expands Medicaid coverage from 60 days to 1 year postpartum. This bill is critical to pass in order to prevent pregnancy-related deaths of 50 women in Wisconsin, on average, who die every year. Over half of these deaths occur within 1 year postpartum and 90% of these deaths are preventable with adequate healthcare, according to the Wisconsin Maternal Mortality Review Team. Passing SB 23 has long-term humanitarian and economic benefits by keeping parents alive and families intact. Please don’t let Wisconsin be the last state in the US to pass this important legislation! Thank you for your attention and consideration."
