.CMSGov released guidance today on how states can extend Medicaid and CHIP to provide 12 months of postpartum coverage, up from the current 60 days. MaternalMortality BirthingFriendly
The designation would initially identify hospitals that provide perinatal care, are participating in a maternity care quality improvement collaborative, and have implemented recommended patient safety practices.
“As a father to three daughters and husband to a high-risk obstetrician, I know nothing is more important as having healthy childbirth,” said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. “I’m proud that the Biden-Harris Administration has made maternal health and equity a priority. We will continue to take actions to support new parents and ensure safe pregnancies, no matter a family’s background.”
Beginning with discharges on October 1, 2021, CMS adopted a new structural quality measure for the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program that asks hospital to attest to whether they participate in a statewide and/or national maternal safety quality collaborative and whether they have implemented the recommended patient safety practices or bundles to improve maternal outcomes.
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