For several years, Hattiesburg Clinic Pediatrician Anita S. Henderson, MD, has advocated for SB 2212, which would extend postpartum Medicaid coverage from 60 days to 12 months in Mississippi. On March 16, 2023, Henderson’s advocacy efforts finally paid off as Governor Tate Reeves signed the bill into law, providing new moms a year of postpartum Medicaid coverage starting July 1, 2023.