Project Grant Q8M49109

This $3,470,526 Project Grant, awarded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Program), will fund a study to assess the role of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in improving access, quality, and equity of care for Medicaid-enrolled pregnant and postpartum patients. The key objectives are to: Characterize Medicaid-enrolled pregnant and postpartum patients receiving care at FQHCs versus non-FQHC...

The Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF) in the District of Columbia was awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model (CFDA 93.869). The 10-year award, running from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2034, will enable DHCF to implement maternal health care delivery and payment system reforms. Key objectives include expanding access to midwifery and doula services, enhancing data infrastructure,...

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a 5-year, $8.7 million Project Grant titled "State Maternal Health Innovation Support and Implementation Program" to the National Institute for Children's Health Quality Inc. (NICHQ), a non-profit organization based in Boston, MA. The grant, funded under HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (CFDA 93.110), aims to support state-level initiatives to reduce infant and maternal mortality...

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...

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 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 Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Office of Public Health, Bureau of Family Health was awarded a $7,035,817 five-year Project Grant under the Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (CFDA 93.110) by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The grant funding will support the Louisiana Maternal Health Innovation Initiative (MHII) to strengthen the state's efforts to improve maternal health outcomes. Key activities over the grant period include:...

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) was awarded a $12,370,219 Cooperative Agreement under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model (CFDA 93.869). The 10-year grant, starting January 1, 2025, aims to improve maternal health outcomes for Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries in Kansas. Key project activities include enhancing data infrastructure, implementing a new value-based payment model, supporting the adoption of maternal...

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....