Think Big America Founder Signs Landmark Birth Equity Initiative

In case you missed it, Think Big America founder Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a nation-leading initiative aimed at closing the racial gap in maternal care. The initiative is a twofold measure that will help close the existing racial maternal mortality gap in the state by expanding coverage for maternal services like doulas and midwives while also further expanding private and Medicaid insurance coverage for abortion services.

“For too long, we have failed to live up to the promise of equal health care for Black and Brown mothers in the state,” said Think Big Founder Gov. JB Pritzker. “...