Black Women in Rural Areas Grapple with Stark Decline in Obstetric Care

Black Women in Rural Areas Grapple with Stark Decline in Obstetric Care

By BlackPressUSA Newswire By Ashleigh Fields, Special to the AFRO Black women in rural areas are facing the brunt of declining medical services, including access to obstetric care, as new policies threaten clinic and hospital closures. Under the current White House administration’s summer spending package, federal reimbursement for services covered by Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act declined sharply, leaving rural healthcare providers to fe…

Black Women in Rural Areas Grapple with Stark Decline in Obstetric Care – The Windy City Word

By BlackPressUSA Newswire By Ashleigh Fields, Special to the AFRO Black women in rural areas are facing the brunt of declining medical services, including access to obstetric care, as new policies threaten clinic and hospital closures. Under the current White House administration’s summer spending package, federal reimbursement for services covered by Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act declined sharply, leaving rural healthcare providers to fe…