Extend Medicaid coverage for new mothers

Brown supports extending Medicaid coverage for new mothers from 60 days after birth to one year. She links the proposal to addressing high maternal and infant mortality rates and says she will also work to tackle those rates and remove discrimination and bias in health care.

Context: The passage presents the extension as a proposal; it does not specify implementation details. Undated candidate-owned text; the original election cycle and availability by election day remain unverified. Legacy wording refers to the Biden-Harris administration, COVID relief and a secretary-designate. It is not evidence of a new 2026 commitment.

In their own words

We should extend Medicaid coverage – which covers nearly half of all births – from 60 days to one year for new moms.

The source

Shontel M. Brown: campaign policy evidence

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Retrieved: 11/11/2026