We are currently putting together a new Maternal Child Health Section! In the meantime, here is the latest newsletter from the Maternal Child Health Library Website.
This and past issues of the MCH Alert are available online at http://www.mchlibrary.info/alert/archives.html
1. BRIEF LOOKS AT STATE OPTIONS FOR COVERING PREGNANT WOMEN IN CHIP
Covering Pregnant Women: CHIPRA Offers a New Option describes provisions in the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA), explains what states must do to comply with the law, and discusses the options that states have to expand access to comprehensive health care for women with low incomes through pregnancy, delivery, and 60 days postpartum. The brief, published as part of the CHIPRA Implementation Series by Families USA, examines the ways that states provided coverage to pregnant women before the enactment of CHIPRA and current options and guidance for providing comprehensive benefits to pregnant women in CHIP. Information on services covered and state eligibility levels is included. Links to additional resources for states are also provided, including a letter from the Center for Medicaid and State Operations to state health officials on the new option to cover pregnant women, frequently asked questions, and a sample state plan amendment for coverage of pregnant women. This and other briefs in the CHIPRA Implementation Series are available at http://www.familiesusa.org/issues/childrens-health/chipra-implementation-series.html.
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