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Committee advances bill allowing presumptive Medicaid eligibility for pregnant women with sunset clause
Summary
HB 89, the Alabama Maternal Health Care Act, would create presumptive Medicaid eligibility for pregnant women to speed early prenatal access; the committee accepted a sunset amendment and gave the bill a favor report as amended.
Representative Lance presented HB 89, the Alabama Maternal Health Care Act, saying the bill would provide presumptive Medicaid eligibility to pregnant women so they can begin care immediately while formal eligibility verification is completed.
"Basically, what this does is it really just gets women into the process faster," Representative Lance said, noting Alabama's high maternal mortality and poor…
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