One-sixth of all uninsured Americans live in Texas, and the number of uninsured Texas women of reproductive age is even higher. ProPublica reporter Nina Martin joins guest host Courtney Collins to talk about the critical links between maternal mortality and Medicaid and why limited to no access means pregnant and new mothers are dying at an alarming rate. Her article “The Extraordinary Danger of Being Pregnant and Uninsured in Texas,” was co-written with Julia Belluz of Vox.
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