The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) a 10-year, $17 million Cooperative Agreement under the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model (CFDA 93.869) to improve maternal and infant health outcomes across the state. The funding will be used to: expand reimbursement for midwives, doulas, and perinatal community health workers; invest in data infrastructure to increase the speed, accuracy, and completeness of maternal health...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement on January 1, 2025 to the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) under the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model (CFDA 93.869). This 10-year program aims to improve maternal health care outcomes for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries in California by implementing comprehensive maternal health care delivery and payment system reforms. Key products...
The State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) was awarded a $1,948,272 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model (CFDA 93.869) program. The funding will support DHS's efforts to expand access to high-quality maternal health services in areas of Wisconsin with significant disparities, through partnerships with managed care plans. Key activities include implementing a value-based payment model,...
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Bureau of Health Services Financing has been awarded a $17,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model program (CFDA 93.869). The funding will be used to implement the TMaH model in a test region of 17 Louisiana parishes over a 10-year period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2034. The key products and services to be delivered include improving data...
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Maine DHHS) has been awarded a $16,976,503.90 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model (CFDA #93.869). The purpose of this 10-year award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2034, is to strengthen Maine's perinatal system of care and improve maternal and infant health outcomes, with a focus on reducing disparities based on race, ethnicity, and...
The Mississippi Division of Medicaid was awarded a $17 million Cooperative Agreement under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model (CFDA 93.869) with a project period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2034. The award aims to transform maternal healthcare delivery and payment systems in Mississippi, with the primary goals of enhancing access to maternal care, improving maternal health quality and safety, and promoting whole-person care....
The Alabama Medicaid Agency has been awarded a 10-year, $1,829,102 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model (CFDA 93.869) program. This funding supports the implementation of comprehensive maternal health care delivery and payment system reforms to improve maternal health outcomes for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries in Alabama. Key products and services to be delivered...
The West Virginia Department of Human Services was awarded a $17,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model (CFDA 93.869). The grant will fund the implementation of evidence-informed interventions and value-based payment models to improve maternal health outcomes in a 16-county region of southern West Virginia. Key products and services to be delivered include expanding access to midwifery and...
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (MN DHS) was awarded a $17,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model (CFDA 93.869) to improve pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum experiences for Medicaid enrollees in Minnesota. The key products and services to be delivered under this 10-year award include: Expanding access to culturally responsive, community-based midwifery, doula, and community health...
The New Jersey Department of Human Services was awarded a $17 million Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model program (CFDA #93.869). The goal of the 10-year award, running from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2034, is to improve maternal health care outcomes for Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries in New Jersey. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Investments in deep...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) a $17 million Cooperative Agreement under the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model (CFDA 93.869) program. The funding supports a 10-year initiative to improve maternal health outcomes and reduce disparities in the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program populations in the Aurora and Rockford regions of Illinois.
The award will enable HFS to develop infrastructure for whole-person care, including establishing remote patient monitoring, standardized screening tools, and referral pathways between healthcare providers, managed care plans, and community-based organizations. HFS will also use the funding to expand interprofessional consultation benefits for midwives, formalize a state doula support council, and enhance data analysis capabilities to integrate Medicaid, WIC, SNAP, and vital records data. In the second phase, HFS will collaborate with regional partners to design a value-based payment model to sustain the care delivery transformations and address the medical, behavioral, and social needs of pregnant and postpartum individuals.