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Sara Rodriguez: “We are one of two states that does not cover women…”

Featuring: Sara Rodriguez, Democratic | Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin

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From ER Nurse to Governor: Sara Rodriguez on Making History

Published | Video Starts at 20:25

And many of them are uncovered today or if they're on the exchange, they're under covered because their deductibles are so high they barely use their their health insurance. But one other thing I wanted to mention is We are one of two states that does not cover women postpartum for 12 months. US in Arkansas and Arkansas is working on it. 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. (20:25–20:33)

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Asserts that Wisconsin is one of two states not covering postpartum women for 12 months.

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