A new law to improve pregnancy outcomes took effect Monday. But how someone can receive timely prenatal care is still unclear.A new law to improve pregnancy outcomes took effect Monday. But how someone can receive timely prenatal care is still unclear.
“Medicaid clearly knows that the intent of the Legislature is for pregnant women to get in to see their doctor as early as possible, and they are working to stand up this program that is now the law,” said House Medicaid Chair and the bill’s author Missy McGee, a Republican from Hattiesburg. “As the author of this legislation, I will be closely monitoring the rollout of this new program and am optimistic that it will be done in a timely manner.