Rolling back coverage for maternity and newborn care threatens our future

If Congress wanted to design a health care system that would poorly serve pregnant women and infants, repealing the Affordable Care Act without repairing or replacing it would be a good start.

Since January, both the House and Senate have tried to enact major to our health care system, especially for low-income people served by Medicaid. Too little attention has been paid to the fact that those proposals would fail badly to address the needs of pregnant women and babies, especially those born sick or too soon.