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<h3>Healthy Families Mean Healthy Communities!</h3> <p>Proper postpartum care improves health outcomes for new parents and newborns. We need to make sure that postpartum health care is covered by Medicaid.</p> <p>Senator Wishart has introduced LB419 (https://bit.ly/3H29AOO), which extends Medicaid’s postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months after birth. 12% of pregnancy-related deaths occur after 42 days postpartum, and evidence shows that many of those deaths are preventable.</p> <h3>Tell Us Why Protecting Postpartum Health is Important to You!</h3> <p>Have you or someone you know had health care needs longer than 60 days after giving birth?</p> <p>Help us make sure senators know what this means for our community. It’s time to make sure Nebraskan parents get the care they need.</p> <h3>Story Submission Consent</h3> <p><i>We need to make sure we have your permission to share your story with the people who should hear it. By typing your name in the box in the form, you are agreeing that you understand your story (and photo, if applicable) may be shared with a variety of people, including policymakers and other Nebraskans, with the ultimate goal of ensuring that everyone in Nebraska can get quality, affordable health coverage. We will not sell your story or your information to anyone. Your story may be reasonably modified for length or context, but will never be altered to include any information you did not specifically share with us. By signing here, you agree to release Nebraska Appleseed from any and all claims or liability. We will store your information in accordance with Nebraska Appleseed's privacy policy found at: https://neappleseed.org/privacy.</i></p>