Pressley and Booker reintroduce the MOMMIES Act to address maternal health disparities
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) reintroduced the Maximizing Outcomes for Moms through Improving and Strengthening Medicaid Services (MOMMIES) Act in the aim to address ongoing racial disparities in maternal health and mortality rates. The bill, initially introduced by the two lawmakers in 2019, would aim to make health care more affordable …