After decades of decline, maternal mortality in the U.S. and in Illinois has worsened since 2000 and not all pregnant people are equally at risk. Black pregnant and postpartum women die at six times the rate of white women in Illinois. Women on Medicaid during their pregnancy face almost five times the risk of pregnancy-related death that women with private insurance experience. But to call this phenomenon a maternal mortality “crisis” only captures some of the […]
Continue ReadingHow high uninsured rates could be contributing to America’s pregnancy-related death crisis
How high uninsured rates could be contributing to America’s pregnancy-related death crisis (quote from Policy Director) < Back to News
Continue ReadingChild Tax Credit expansion will make a huge difference
Mothers from Chicago and suburbs say that Child Tax Credit expansion will make a huge difference (featuring MCH Family Council members) < Back to News
Continue ReadingIllinois Passes Historic Provisions to Increase Access to Home Visiting and Doula Services
EverThrive Illinois and Start Early are thrilled the Illinois Senate approved House Bill 158 (HB158). The bill now moves to Governor J.B. Pritzker’s desk for his signature. Among other historic provisions, the legislation creates the statutory framework for expanding Medicaid to cover home visiting and doula services. We extend our deepest gratitude to the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus for crafting a series of bills this year, including HB158, that centered the needs and experiences of Black Illinoisians, who […]
Continue ReadingStatement on the Atlanta Shooting
An attack on anyone is an attack on the very fiber that weaves us all together. Our thoughts are with those who lost their lives, lost loved ones, and lost their sense of safety following the shootings across Atlanta last night, which brought immense fear and pain for all of us, but especially Asian, Asian […]
Continue ReadingIllinois bill would cover doulas under Medicaid
Illinois bill would cover doulas under Medicaid (quote from Policy Director) < Back to News
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