Alabama State Rep. Marilyn Lands believes a bill she introduced Tuesday for the upcoming legislative session will go a long way in reducing maternal and infant mortality rates in the state. She has introduced House Bill 89, the Alabama Maternal Health Care Act. The legislation will allow the presumptive eligibility for pregnant women for Medicaid.

House Bill 89, also known as the Alabama Maternal Healthcare Act, would extend presumptive Medicaid eligibility to pregnant women.

A new Alabama bipartisan bill aims to help maternal and infant mortality rates. Huntsville Representative Marilyn Lands prefiled the Alabama Maternal Health Care Act, or House Bill 89, Tuesday. The