So if you want to know why leadership matters, this is why leadership matters. We should be able to do this for families in our state. We are abandoning new moms in their most vulnerable time and failing to provide them with literally lifestyle saving health care. I don't disagree. And to be clear, about 40% of babies nationally are born on Medicaid. That's almost half of our children. Their moms are not covered for that 12 months within the state of Wisconsin. (20:41–20:50)
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Asserts that new mothers in Wisconsin are not receiving necessary healthcare postpartum.
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