The Medicaid program, which currently funds 4 in 10 US births, offers coverage for 60 days postpartum. New legislation, however, in the American Rescue Plan Act 2021 grants extended postpartum coverage for up to 12 months starting April 1, 2022. Meant to improve maternal health and mitigate racial disparities, this new option is available to states for five years.
Startup OMass Secures $310M to Advance Drug for Rare Endocrine Disorder
OMass’s molecule is vying to become an alternative to a Neurocrine Biosciences drug that is currently the only FDA-approved therapy for congenital adrenal hyperplasia. But
