The states of Delaware and Tennesseein United States, passed laws that will greatly benefit families with babies through the Medicaid program, which will start providing free diapers with the main objective of reducing dermatitis.
Upon federal approval, states will begin to implement their new policies, vastly reducing family spendingwhich can reach up to US$100 per month, and using your best efforts to reduce diaper rashone of the most common conditions in babies.
According to the media CBS Newsa baby may need up to a dozen diapers a day, at a cost monthly that would occupy 8% of the salary of a person who earns the established minimum at the federal level. “Access to enough diapers also offers health benefits for parents, as the need for diapers is associated with maternal depression and stress,” said a spokesperson for Delaware Health and Social Services.
The measure in the state of Delaware was recently approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, thus extending a pilot program. In this way, the state will be enabled to provide up to eighty diapers and one pack of wet towels per week during the first twelve weeks after childbirth.
Also, the state will provide other incontinence products to people with diseases or conditions that affect your ability to control your bladder or bowels, as part of Delaware’s program to improve health coverage in the region.
How long will the initiative be in effect for families?
Programs approved based on rules of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services contemplate a five-year probationary periodand a possible extension of three more years if it works successfully, depending on the populations served.
Along these lines, on many occasions states request additional extensions of five years, but in principle The initiative will be available until December 31, 2028.
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