New Policies to Reduce Maternal Mortality, Increase Access to Care, and Advance Health Equity
HHS introduces new requirements for maternal safety standards, eliminates barriers to care for underserved communities.
New Healthcare Quality Indicator from AHRQ Aimed at Addressing Maternal Morbidities
By Whitney Schott PhD & Judy George, PhD – The U.S. has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world among wealthy nations, with an estimated 60,000 women affected each year by serious pregnancy-related complications. In response to this crisis, the United States has made improving maternal health—including maternal behavioral health—a national priority.
$15 Million to Address Maternal Health Needs and Disparities in Rural Communities
HRSA is making nearly $8 million in Rural MOMS awards and launching a new program with approximately $7 million in available funding to address maternal health needs in the South and Midwest.
Can Family Doctors Deliver Rural America From Its Maternal Health Crisis?
By Sarah Jane Tribble – There are many reasons labor and delivery units close, including high operating costs, declining populations, low Medicaid reimbursement rates, and staffing shortages. Family medicine physicians still provide the majority of labor and delivery care in rural America, but few new doctors…
Over $65 Million to Address the Maternal Health Crisis and Invest in New Approaches to Care
HRSA awarded more than $65 million to 35 HRSA-funded health centers to address the maternal mortality crisis. Funds will support health centers in medically underserved and rural communities to improve maternal health as part of the White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis.
