Missouri approves Medicaid coverage extension to a full year postpartum
Current Missouri law limits Medicaid postpartum care to 60 days. Under the new legislation, that coverage now lasts for a full year.
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Current Missouri law limits Medicaid postpartum care to 60 days. Under the new legislation, that coverage now lasts for a full year.
The new St. Louis Confluence Award recognizes and elevates the strength and impact of the work led by community-minded researchers, their partners and Washington University in St. Louis collaborators. The inaugural recipient is the Brown School's Matthew Kreuter.
Earlier this month, reporters with the Observer partnered with WIDU 99.7FM to interview some of our Future Black History Makers on air.
Future Black History Maker: Ebony Carter, 10, attends Westarea Elementary School and wants to be a scientist and a singer when she grows up.
A doula’s work covers not only when a person is pregnant but also the postpartum period. It is a time health professionals say is crucial but the healthcare system does not often care for people long after they give birth.