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NH Medicaid reports early uptake after 12‑month postpartum extension; initial claims show high service use
Summary
DHHS presented early claims data showing most new mothers used medical services after New Hampshire extended Medicaid postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months; officials said longer follow‑up is needed to measure return on investment and utilization trends.
Olivia May, director of Medicaid enterprise development in the Division of Medicaid Services, told the Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs committee that New Hampshire implemented a 12‑month postpartum Medicaid extension following a state plan amendment approved Nov. 3, 2023.
May said the department analyzed an initial cohort of women who delivered between August and October 2023 and observed that…
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