Having recently passed a continuing resolution to fund government operations for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2025, House and Senate Republican majority leaders have announced plans to file a rescission bill. This is a type of bill that would rescind funding recently approved in the continuing resolution. Cuts to Medicaid have been mentioned as a potential way to help generate savings.

Medicaid isn’t just a safety net—it’s the backbone of maternity care access for ALL women. It finances 42% of US births, with even higher rates in rural areas. Yet more than 8 million women already live in maternity care deserts, and Medicaid cuts will make this crisis worse.

Rural hospitals are closing obstetric units. Maternal deaths are rising. More moms and babies are at risk. We can’t afford to let Medicaid funding shrink any further. Write to your members of Congress to tell them about the impact you’ve seen of Medicaid on perinatal healthcare.