From the Student Operated Press comes this good news for low-income pregnant women. A U.S. program expands access to prenatal health care in nine states: Arkansas, California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Rhode Island and Washington, and now Texas:
More low-income pregnant women living in Texas will have access to critical prenatal care the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced today. The State of Texas estimates that 66,916 pregnant women will receive prenatal health care under this expansion of its State Children’s Health Insurance Program. (sop newswire)