Postpartum Medicaid Extension to Address Racial Inequity in Maternal Mortality

Affiliations

¹ Natasha R. Kumar and Melissa A. Simon are with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Ann Borders is with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NorthShore University, HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, and the Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative. Melissa A. Simon is also with the Center for Health Equity Transformation at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Editorial

Natasha R Kumar et al. Am J Public Health. 2021 Feb.

. 2021 Feb;111(2):202-204.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.306060.

¹ Natasha R. Kumar and Melissa A. Simon are with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Ann Borders is with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NorthShore University, HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, and the Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative. Melissa A. Simon is also with the Center for Health Equity Transformation at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

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