Essence: Pete Buttigieg Unveils Healthcare Plan To Help Black Women In Rural Areas

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"Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg revealed a new healthcare plan on Friday, specifically targeting healthcare in rural America, with special focus on Black women.

In a release detailing his plan, the Southbend, Indiana, mayor acknowledges that Black women living in rural America are more likely to get sick and die younger than women living in urban areas. His plan details proposals to not only increase access to healthcare for Black women, but to end the Black maternal health crisis.

“Pete’s vision for health in rural America is one where a Black mother isn’t forced to drive hours to meet an OBGYN and his plan gets us closer to where a doctor can remotely monitor a diabetic patient’s blood sugar while she cooks a meal at home,” the release notes.

Buttigieg’s plan focuses on providing workforce development grants specific to maternal health professions, reforming Medicaid coverage to cover post-delivery care, and collecting data through funding the maternal mortality review and other efforts in order to identify ways to improve access to quality health care treatment for Black women and Black mothers."

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