Whereas Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provide comprehensive, quality health care to 71 million Americans and children; Whereas Medicaid expansion has provided coverage to millions of adults and reduced the uninsured rate for both adults and children; Whereas Medicaid is a lifeline for some of our most vulnerable populations, including children with complex medical needs, people living with disabilities, low-income seniors, and individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders; Whereas Medicaid expansion has improved access to diagnoses and treatment for people with life-threatening conditions, including cancer, heart disease, and substance use disorder; Whereas Medicaid expansion improves health outcomes and saves lives; Whereas research shows that Medicaid expansion has saved at least 19,000 lives since 2014; Whereas Medicaid is the largest payer of behavioral health services in the country; Whereas Medicaid is the largest payer of long-term services and supports, including those provided in community-based settings; Whereas the opioid epidemic has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, and Medicaid provides access to evidence-based treatment for individuals struggling with opioid use disorder; Whereas researchers found that Medicaid expansion is linked to a 6-percent reduction in the opioid death rate, an 11-percent lower death rate for heroin, and a 10-percent lower death rate for fentanyl; Whereas Medicaid and CHIP play a key role in maternity services, pay for nearly half of all births in the United States, and provide access to prenatal and postpartum care; Whereas nearly all States and the District of Columbia provide Medicaid coverage to pregnant women with incomes higher than minimum Federal standards; Whereas maternal mortality rates have risen nationally and disproportionately affect women of color; Whereas access to health care can help prevent, detect, and treat conditions that put women at increased risk for pregnancy-related complications