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The Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) is launching the next phase of the
Maternal and Infant Health Initiative (MIHI) today to support state
Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) agencies in their
efforts to improve maternal and infant health outcomes. The launch includes
the announcement of instructional webinars and tools designed to support
states as they address the MIHI’s new three focus areas: postpartum care
visits, well-child visits, and decreasing rates of cesarean section births
in low-risk pregnancies.
Six years into the
MIHI and in light of increasing rates of maternal and infant mortality and
morbidity, CMS identified a need to assess the progress of the MIHI and to
chart a course for the next five years. The recommended focus areas in this
next phase were a result of an expert workgroup with the ultimate goal to
improve performance and quality in healthcare for mothers and children.
The workgroup represented a variety of stakeholders including physicians,
hospitals, state Medicaid agencies, federal partners, health insurance
plans, and other related health care providers.
This next phase of
the MIHI offers new webinars and tools designed to help states improve the
use, access, and quality of care for women and infants. In addition,
MIHI provides technical assistance and gives support to state Medicaid and
CHIP agencies and their partners as they focus on each of the new
recommended areas.
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