Improving Maternal Health and Coordinated Care under Medicaid and CHIP.
This Act significantly improves the quality and coordination of healthcare for pregnant and postpartum women (up to one year) covered by Medicaid and CHIP. It introduces the option for "maternity health homes" for comprehensive coordinated care, expands access to doulas and telehealth, and requires hospitals to report on C-section rates. A key focus is also mandated data collection on social factors affecting health, such as housing, to better address disparities.
Key points
States can establish "Maternity Health Homes" under Medicaid, offering comprehensive, coordinated care for women up to one year postpartum.
Increased access to doula services and community health workers, alongside initiatives to safely reduce low-risk cesarean section rates.
Expansion of telehealth use in maternal care and mandatory collection of data on social determinants of health (e.g., living conditions) for beneficiaries.
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