Gov. Brian Kemp signed several health care bills into law Thursday, including a bill targeted at the state’s maternal mortality crisis, and another designed to alleviate surprise medical billing for many Georgians.
H.B. 1114 extends Medicaid coverage for all mothers up to six months postpartum, from two months.
Georgia’s maternal mortality rate is among the highest in the country, and according to the state, 60 percent of the deaths were among non-Hispanic, Black women. About 60% of those deaths were also preventable, per the research.
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