Uninsured women who become pregnant often have no coverage options other than public programs. Individual health insurance rarely includes maternity coverage, and when it does, it often excludes services related to the pregnancy, such as prenatal care or delivery, or requires the purchase of an expensive health policy.

One of the alternatives for uninsured pregnant women is access to Medicaid. However, too many women fall in the gap of making more money than the limit required to be eligible, but still too little to be able to pay for coverage and/or medication they need through pregnancy.