REPORT | Barriers to emergency abortion care access, including state abortion bans and hospital closures, harm maternal health across the United States
Commercial Data Practices for Reproductive Privacy
ISSUE BRIEF | We outline best practices and realistic case studies that will help inform business leaders on why and how they can take proactive measures related to data privacy to protect both consumers and employees, specifically as it relates to reproductive health.
Repeal, Defund and Deauthorize: The 15-Year War Against the ACA
FACT SHEET | The ACA remains widely popular, with a majority of U.S. adults favoring its provisions across political lines. Yet 15 years and over 100 attempts to repeal, defund or deauthorize later, the ACA continues to face political and legislative threats.
Reproductive Health and Data Privacy After Roe: Threats and Opportunities for State Action
ISSUE BRIEF | Health and data privacy are increasingly under threat, leaving people vulnerable to the misuse of their personal information amid the broader landscape of reproductive health and pregnancy criminalization.
At-Risk Rural Labor & Delivery Units List
LIST | The following is a list of at-risk rural hospitals with labor and delivery units identified based on analysis by the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina.
State Momnibus Scan
ISSUE BRIEF | Thirteen states have partially or fully passed Momnibus legislation. Two of these states brought forward new Momnibus 2.0 legislation in the 2025 state legislative session that has not advanced.
House GOP Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations Bills Threaten Women’s Ability to Thrive
FACT SHEET | House Republican leaders make their priorities clear: undoing long-standing protections for women in the workplace, slashing critical women's health programs and further restricting access to abortion and reproductive health services.
Republican Budget Bill Could Close Over 140 Rural Labor and Delivery Units
FACT SHEET | Republicans in Congress are considering historic Medicaid cuts that would have a devastating impact on rural hospitals and patients, particularly on pregnant women with low incomes and their children.
The House Reconciliation Bill Threatens Women’s Health Care At All Stages of Life
FACT SHEET | The House of Representatives voted to advance a budget reconciliation package that would result in nearly 16 million people losing health coverage nationwide - undermining the health and economic security of tens of millions of people who rely on Medicaid...
NCGJHP Letter to Congress to Protect Medicaid
LETTER | National Coalition for Gender Justice in Health Policy (NCGJHP) letter to Congress to strongly oppose any cuts to the Medicaid program currently under consideration through reconciliation.
Including a Health Equity Plan is Integral to Achieving Whole‑Person Health
BULLETIN | To support Medicaid programs and partners working to transform maternal health in their state, we developed the following Maternal Health Infrastructure Policy Checklist in parallel with the playbook support for all other model elements.
Transforming Maternal Health in Medicaid
REPORT | To assist state Medicaid agencies and maternal health champions in the states participating in the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) initiative, we developed a playbook that provides concrete checklists, specific resources, and evidence about the value of...
State Opportunities for Improving Health for Moms and Babies
FACT SHEET | The Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model's initiatives center on three main pillars: access to care, infrastructure, and workforce capacity, quality improvement and safety, and whole-person care delivery.
Seventeen States Attack HIPAA and Reproductive Health Privacy
ISSUE BRIEF | Four lawsuits from anti-abortion extremists challenging the 2024 HIPAA Privacy Rule are jeopardizing health privacy and threatening to put pregnant people at even greater risk of criminalization for their reproductive care.
Trump’s Plan To Slash Medicaid Will Harm Older Women – and the Economy
FACT SHEET | Medicaid helps Americans thrive, yet Congressional Republican leadership and the Trump administration intend to slash this vital program. New National Partnership and Justice in Aging analyses show the potential impacts on older women.
Patient Advocate Perspectives on Advancing Value-Based, Person-Centered Care
ISSUE BRIEF | This resource is a summary of the salient themes and recommendations that emerged from the Equity-Centered Payment Reform Learning Collaborative meeting series.
Letter to Congress: Protect Medicaid
LETTER | The National Coalition for Gender Justice in Health Policy (NCGJHP) and 134 allied organizations sent a letter to Congress to urge them to protect Medicaid and oppose all attempts to cut the program.
From Maternal Health to Long-Term Care: Medicaid is Vital for Women’s Lifelong Health
FACT SHEET | Currently, 24 million women are enrolled in Medicaid: 56% are in their reproductive years and over half are women of color. Beyond maternity care, Medicaid ensures access to preventive services like cancer and chronic disease screenings, family planning,...
Threats on All Fronts
REPORT | We still find that states that have banned or are likely to ban abortion also overwhelmingly fail women on a range of key work and care policies. Yet, we also find that many states have taken key steps to advance women's health and economic freedom, and point...
Innovations in Women’s Behavioral Health: The Promise of the IBH Model
REPORT | The new Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) model from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) offers significant potential to improve the way care is provided to people with BH conditions. The model tests a new payment-and-delivery approach...
