California kicks off state diaper program delivering 400 free diapers to every newborn
TL;DR
California launches Golden State Start, a first‑in‑the‑nation program with Baby2Baby to give every newborn in participating hospitals 400 free diapers at discharge, aided by bulk state purchasing; initial rollout prioritizes hospitals serving many Medi‑Cal patients, with plans to expand and explore lowering diaper costs via CalRx.
- Governor Newsom launches first-in-the-nation program providing free diapers for all new parents California State Portal | CA.gov
- California becomes first state to provide a month of free diapers to all newborns The Guardian
- Newsom launches California program to provide free diapers to newborns in state The Hill
- California Wants More Babies, So It’s Giving Away 40 Million Diapers WSJ
- California to provide hundreds of free diapers to all newborns San Francisco Chronicle
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