Maternal Mortality: The ACOG is asking federal legislators to cosponsor bills that aim to reverse America’s rising rates of maternal mortality. Specifically, H.R. 1318, the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act, and S. 1112, the Maternal Health Accountability Act can help improve the health and safety of pregnant women, and save families from devastating losses, by investing in local maternal mortality review committees (MMRCs). MMRCs are essential to understanding maternal deaths and identifying opportunities for prevention, yet up to 17 states still have not yet established an MMRC. North Carolina’s MMRC was established in 2015 (HB 465/S.L. 2015-62). Resources from ACOG:
Medicaid Preservation: Medicaid is the pathway to jobs and financial stability for women and girls. Girls enrolled in Medicaid as children are more likely to attend college and experience upward mobility. ACOG urges Congress to reject any proposals that would shift costs to states, limit eligibility, or cut services will have a disproportionate negative impact on low‐income women. Resources from ACOG:
Visit the ACOG website for additional information regarding federal legislative issues of interest to ob/gyn physicians.
ACOG’s CLC is a three-day advocacy event held annually in Washington, DC. The program schedule includes in-depth legislative and political training sessions, key legislative updates, featured speakers, social and networking opportunities, meetings with members of Congress and their staff, and an Ob-GynPAC reception. The 2018 CLC included more than 15 hours of CME-accredited programming. This year’s featured speakers included Ana Navarro, GOP Strategist and Political Contributor to CNN, ABC News and Telemundo; Dr. Wanda Barfield, Rear Admiral, US Public Health Service and Director, Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; and Dr. Anne Schuchat, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among others.
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