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Senate passes postpartum Medicaid expansion in a rare showing of broad bipartisanship

By Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  
   April 22, 2025

All but one lawmaker in the state Senate voted to expand Medicaid coverage for mothers who have just given birth, a rare showing of bipartisan support that may be doomed in the state Assembly.

Wisconsin is one of only two states that does not offer a full year of Medicaid coverage to certain low-income mothers after they give birth, a distinction that a majority of Wisconsin lawmakers have signed on to change but have faced a key roadblock in Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.

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