A trio of Black lawmakers on Monday introduced an omnibus bill aimed at combating the significant health inequities that Black mothers face across the country.The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 follows a nearly identical legislative package that was introduced in the House in March right before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, though the new legislation includes three additional bills.Reps. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) and Alma.
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Source: United States House of Representatives â Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14)
The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act includes a series of 12 bills to save momsâ lives and end racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes
WASHINGTONâ Today, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Alma Adams (NC-12), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Members of the Black Maternal Health Caucus unveiled the
Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021, historic legislation to save momsâ lives, end racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes, and achieve maternal health justice for Black women and all women and birthing people of color.
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Momnibus builds on existing maternal health legislation and the Black Maternal Health Momnibus of 2020 with 12 bills to comprehensively address the drivers of the maternal health crisis. The Momnibus makes critical investments in addressing social determinants of health, funding community-based orga
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Jan. 20, 2021
When President Biden took his oath of office on Wednesday, the most diverse administration in U.S. history came into power. It has done so at a time of multiple crises: The coronavirus has spiraled, even as vaccination efforts are underway. A massive economic downturn has disproportionately driven women out of the workforce most of them Black and Latina. And while Donald Trump is out, Trumpism continues to roil the country.
Still, many advocates say they are hopeful a new administration will bring policy changes that could have direct impact on the lives of millions of American women, pointing most recently to Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic and health-care relief package, unveiled Thursday.