State agencies outline Medicaid pilots, extended postpartum coverage and care‑coordination pilots Nevada Health Authority and Department of Human Services described efforts to expand Medicaid-managed‑care supports for pregnant people, including 12‑month postpartum coverage, managed‑care case management, a hospital–MCO postpartum pilot that raised visit rates, and exploration of pregnancy health‑home models with federal match.

Nevada is revolutionizing maternal care with new Medicaid pilots that promise enhanced support for pregnant women and a groundbreaking 12-month postpartum coverage—could this be the future of maternal health?

Learn more here

#NV #CitizenPortal #HealthCareAccess #MaternalOutcomes

Researchers report accelerating annual increases in #GestationalDiabetes, with neighborhood deprivation emerging as a potential risk factor linked to higher rates and long-term cardiometabolic risk. #MaternalOutcomes

Read more: www.contemporaryobgyn.net/view/us-gest...

Louisiana House urges LSU to study environmental impacts on maternal health by 2026 House Resolution encourages LSU to examine environmental risk factors affecting maternal health outcomes.

Louisiana's House is pushing LSU to uncover the environmental factors that may be impacting maternal health—what will they discover by 2026?

Learn more here!

#LA #LouisianaMaternalHealth #CitizenPortal #PublicHealth #MaternalOutcomes #EnvironmentalRisks

Secretary implements equal reimbursement rates for birth center and hospital services Secretary adopts rules for equal Medicaid reimbursements for birth centers and hospitals

New Mexico's House Bill 56 could revolutionize maternal healthcare by ensuring Medicaid recipients have equal access to birth centers and hospitals, but will it face the hurdles of opposition?

Click to read more!

#NM #CitizenPortal #HealthcareAccess #MaternalOutcomes #NewMexicoMaternalHealth

Pennsylvania Black Maternal Health Caucus secures NIH grant for equity research at Pitt Caucus co-chairs seek assurance on NIH funding for black maternal health research efforts.

Pennsylvania's House Appropriations Committee is rallying to protect crucial NIH funding for black maternal health research, aiming to ensure equity in birthing outcomes for all communities.

Click to read more!

#PA #HealthEquity #ResearchFunding #PennsylvaniaBlackMaternalHealth #MaternalOutcomes