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Rosa DeLauro: “I have got a bill called the Healthy Moms Act, which is--allows women who find themselves pregnant to be able to enroll…”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2019
I have got a bill called the Healthy Moms Act, which is--allows women who find themselves pregnant to be able to enroll at that time into an insurance plan, and that is very important, particularly in communities of color like African-American communities where the mortality rate is so much higher.
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Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut

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DeLauro discusses her bill aimed at improving healthcare access for pregnant women.

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