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Bracing for federal cuts, some states are already paring back Medicaid services

Paying for doulas to help birthing moms in maternity care deserts was a priority for Montana. But it halted the plan amid a budget shortfall and fears over coming federal Medicaid cuts.

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Bracing for federal cuts, some states are already paring back Medicaid services
Source: NPR News
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Misty Pipe (left) delivers a care package for a mom she recently supported through pregnancy, Britney WolfVoice. Pipe offers free doula care because Lame Deer — her hometown on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Montana — is about 100 miles from the closest hospital that delivers babies.

Paying for doulas to help birthing moms in maternity care deserts was a priority for Montana. But it halted the plan amid a budget shortfall and fears over coming federal Medicaid cuts.

(Image credit: Katheryn Houghton/KFF Health News)

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