Here’s What The Biden-Harris Administration Is Doing To Combat The Black Maternal Health Crisis

BSIP / Contributor / Getty Images The Biden-Harris administration has made addressing the Black maternal health crisis a priority since taking office. From the Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis to the Maternal Mental Health Hotline, the President and Vice President have launched a variety of initiatives to save the lives of Black mothers. As the 2024 White House Proclamation on Black Maternal Health Week notes, “Vice President Kamala Harris came into office as a key leader on maternal health and continues to fight for improved maternal health outcomes, elevating the issue nationally and convening experts and activists to find solutiThe Biden-Harris administration has made addressing the Black maternal health crisis a priority since taking office. From the Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis to the Maternal Mental Health Hotline, the President and Vice President have launched a variety of initiatives to save the lives of Black mothers.ons.” The American Rescue Plan, the first landmark bill passed by the Biden administration in 2021, states now have “the option to provide a full year of postpartum coverage to women on Medicaid,” and now 45 states and Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands are covered for a full year....