Posts Tagged Maternal Mortality
Could Medicaid Reimbursement Be a Solution to Black Maternal Mortality?
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on April 17, 2019
This year, lawmakers took action to start collecting data on Virginia’s maternal mortality rate. But, that may end up being just the beginning of the effort. Michael Pope reports.
State Readies Review of Maternal Mortality
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on February 21, 2019
Lawmakers and administration officials in Richmond are working together to try to reduce the number of women dying in childbirth. Michael Pope reports.
Medicaid Expansion in Virginia Could Cut Down on Maternal Mortality Rates
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on July 9, 2018
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When black women give birth in Virginia, they are far more likely to die as a result of the pregnancy than white women. Now, as Michael Pope reports, those numbers might be about to change.
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From NPR News- Shanahan Drops Out Of Running For Defense Secretary June 18, 2019The acting defense secretary "has decided not to go forward with his confirmation process," according to a tweet by President Trump.
- Google Will Devote $1 Billion To Try To Tame Housing Costs In SF Bay Area June 18, 2019Over the next 10 years, Google hopes to help bring 20,000 new homes to the local market. Part of the plan calls for rezoning company-owned land so that it can be used for residential housing.
- Facebook Unveils Libra Cryptocurrency, Sets Launch For 2020 June 18, 2019Libra will be controlled by a nonprofit group in which Facebook will share responsibilities with companies ranging from Mastercard and PayPal to Uber and eBay.
- 'The Accident Of Color' Looks At The Failure Of Reconstruction June 18, 2019Daniel Brook has written a book that goes a long way toward injecting thoughtfulness into popular notions of the history of race and racism in America but doesn't delve far enough into class conflict.
- U.S. Schools Underreport How Often Students Are Restrained Or Secluded, Watchdog Says June 18, 2019Districts are supposed to tell the government how often students are held or detained. But a new report says those numbers are so inaccurate, there's no way of knowing the prevalence of these methods.
- Shanahan Drops Out Of Running For Defense Secretary June 18, 2019
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- Dominic Raab out of Tory leadership race as five proceed June 18, 2019Five candidates, including frontrunner Boris Johnson and Rory Stewart, make it through to the next round.
- Patrick Shanahan: Trump says his choice for Pentagon chief is out June 18, 2019The president tweeted that Patrick Shanahan is resigning to "devote more time to his family".
- Germany's Angela Merkel 'fine' after seen shaking in heatwave June 18, 2019Germany's 64-year-old chancellor shook uncontrollably for more than a minute during an event in Berlin.
- Greenland’s ‘unusual’ melting sea ice captured in stunning image June 18, 2019A climate scientist has captured the reality of sea ice loss in Greenland in a viral picture.
- Teenage neo-Nazis jailed over terror offences June 18, 2019A judge said their online propaganda for a group called the Sonnenkrieg Division was abhorrent.
- Dominic Raab out of Tory leadership race as five proceed June 18, 2019
