Maternal & Early Childhood Health
Medicaid Managed Care and Early Childhood Development: A 12-state Scan
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New Report Documents State Action on Maternal Mental Health, Medicaid Cuts Could Undermine Progress
Last month, the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health (“Policy Center”) released its second annual report highlighting state efforts to improve maternal mental health outcomes. Over the past few years, maternal mental health has gained momentum at both the federal and state levels. The report evaluates 2024 state legislation introduced on maternal mental health care, […]
House Budget Proposal Seeks to Eliminate Healthy Start, a Proven Program to Reduce Maternal and Infant Mortality
By Kay Johnson For more than 30 years, the federal Healthy Start program has been investing in community-based solutions to reduce maternal and infant mortality in communities with infant mortality rates at least 1.5 times the U.S. national average. At a time when many are rightly calling for more community and family engagement to reduce […]
A Look at Maternal Health Legislation in the 118th Congress
By: Tanesha Mondestin and Kay Johnson Maternal health continues to be a priority for many Members of Congress. We previously scanned maternal health legislation that Members of Congress may consider in the 2022 “Lame Duck” session. We revisited this topic this election year to consider proposals pending in the 118th Congress as their chance of […]
Congressional Appropriations Proposals Cut Maternal Health Investments
By: Elisabeth Wright Burak, Kay Johnson, and Tanesha Mondestin In 2022, the maternal mortality rate for 2022 decreased to 22.3 deaths per 100,000 live births, compared with a rate of 32.9 in 2022. Black and Indigenous mothers have maternal mortality rates much higher than other racial/ethnic groups. And beyond the narrower category of maternal mortality […]
Urban Institute Report on Parent Health Coverage Finds Mothers of Young Children Showed Greatest Gains
Last month, the Urban Institute released a report detailing uninsurance rates between 2019 and 2022 for families with young children (under age 3). The report revealed significant drops—for the children, for fathers, and most significantly, for mothers. There were multiple factors contributing to these rises in coverage rates—pandemic-era continuous enrollment policies such as the Families […]
