Federal law requires states to provide pregnancy-related Medicaid coverage through 60 days after delivery. Arkansas has not expanded what’s called postpartum Medicaid coverage, an option that gives poor women uninterrupted health insurance for a year after they give birth.
Sarah Varney is a Senior Correspondent at Kaiser Health News (KHN). She focuses on critical social issues, particularly in the realm of health and wellness, family planning, and legal affairs, with a keen emphasis on the implications of recent rulings affecting abortion access in states like Texas and Idaho. Sarah's work has been featured in numerous outlets, including OPB, NPR, PBS, and Salon Media Group.