The CMS agency that tests value-based payment models hopes to announce two new models in behavioral health and maternal health later this year, according to Liz Fowler, director of the Center for ...

Despite some r ecent improvements in maternal mortality—which, to be clear, did not extend to Black women—the United States continues to be the most dangerous wealthy country for giving birth, and ...

Working alongside hospitals and health systems, the American Hospital Association’s Better Health for Mothers and Babies (BHMB) initiative aims to eliminate preventable maternal deaths and reduce ...

Model A, a health system-MCO partnership, significantly reduced severe maternal morbidity and prenatal emergency department visits compared to non-ACO groups. Model B, led by primary care practices, ...