From Pregnancy to Parenthood: How Medicaid Supports Women Across the Maternal Health Journey
- Medicaid finances approximately 41% of U.S. births, providing essential coverage for pregnancy, labor, and delivery care that helps families avoid overwhelming medical bills.
- Forty-Nine states plus Washington, D.C. have extended postpartum Medicaid coverage to 12 months, enabling continuous mental health support and chronic condition treatment for new mothers after discharge.
- Recipient Kayla said, "You never know what's going to happen," describing how Medicaid covered prenatal care and NICU services for her son Tru during birth complications.
- Nearly half of all Medicaid recipients are children ages 0-18, and the program assists new parents in managing well-child visits, immunizations, and preventive services throughout childhood.
- Maternal health experts at Community Catalyst provide resources for reproductive and pediatric care, helping families leverage benefits for family-planning counseling and screenings to manage pregnancy timing.
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Report: Nigerian chief billed $36 million to Medicaid in...
A traditional chief in Nigeria has reportedly collected $36 million in Medicaid payments in Democrat-run California under Gov. Gavin Newsom. The billings exploded from under $100,000 a year to tens of millions, according to an investigation by City Journal. Nathan Ogbatue is CEO of California Home Health Agency (CHHA) which... Read More The post Report: Massive California Medicaid fraud linked to Nigeria!? appeared first on The Horn News - Prou…
POLITICS: The Nigerian chief who made millions from Medi-Cal
Last December, Chief Nathan Ogbatue arrived in a motorcade outside the grand entrance of a newly built palace in Abatete, Nigeria. A videographer shouted praises in Igbo, calling him “half man, half god” and commending him for building the palace “free of charge” for the Abatete community. Ogbatue is hailed on social media as a philanthropist who has built roads and housing, sponsors annual medical clinics, and provides food for the needy in Aba…
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Christopher F. RufoHow Did This Nigerian Chief Make Millions From Medicaid?
His company, California Home Health Agency, has billed the program for more than $30 million.
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