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Researchers and advocates press committee for full implementation of maternal‑health reforms and Medicaid reimbursement changes
Summary
Speakers including Dr. Ndidi Mutonukaga of Tufts and the Mass Medical Society urged the committee to ensure effective implementation of last year’s maternal‑health reforms, expand coverage for the full spectrum of pregnancy care, improve data collection and invest in midwife/doula reimbursement to reduce disparities in maternal outcomes.
Dr. Ndidi Emaka Mutonukaga, founder/director of the Tufts Center for Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice, told the Joint Committee on Public Health that Black women in the United States die at two to three times the rate of white women and that in Massachusetts Black birthing people experience nearly twice the rate of severe maternal complications.
Dr. Mutonukaga urged the committee to ensure full, equitable implementation of House Bill 4999 (referred to in testimony as House Bill 49 99) and to support…
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