Healthcare Finance News January 7, 2025
The model is designed to focus exclusively on improving maternal healthcare for people enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services kicked off its Transforming Mental Health (TMaH) Model at the beginning of the year, and this week announced the 14 states that will be participating in the 10-year model.
The model is designed to focus exclusively on improving maternal healthcare for people enrolled in Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). It will support participating state Medicaid agencies (SMAs) in the development of a whole-person approach to pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum care and address needs such as physical and mental health.
CMS said the model’s goal is to reduce disparities in access and treatment, and...