FEATURED ARTICLE
View Each State’s Efforts to Extend Medicaid Coverage to Postpartum Women
/in Policy Charts, Featured News Home, Maps Eligibility and Enrollment, Eligibility and Enrollment, Health Coverage and Access, Maternal Health and Mortality, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health /by NASHP StaffResources to Help States Improve Access to High-Quality Care for Women
/in Policy Featured News Home, Toolkits Maternal Health and Mortality, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health /by NASHP StaffEight States Join NASHP’s Maternal and Child Health Policy Innovation Program Policy Academy to Address Maternal Mortality
/in Policy Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia Infant Mortality, Integrated for Pregnant/Parenting Women, Maternal Health and Mortality, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Medicaid Managed Care, Population Health, Quality and Measurement, Social Determinants of Health /by Taylor PlattThe National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) has announced a new, two-year policy academy kicking off in April for state health officials interested in building state capacity to address maternal mortality for Medicaid-eligible pregnant and parenting women, with the goal of improving access to quality care. Through the Maternal and Child Health Policy Innovation […]
State Health Policy Resources to Promote Black Maternal Health and Equity
/in Policy Blogs, Featured News Home Health Equity, Infant Mortality, Maternal Health and Mortality, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health /by NASHP StaffEach year approximately 700 women die in the United States as a result of pregnancy or related complications, and Black women are three- to five-times more likely to die in childbirth than White women. In honor of the fourth Black Maternal Health week, April 11-17, 2021, sponsored by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, the National […]
Confronted with Overdoses, Rhode Island’s Emergency Departments Employ Peer Services to Promote Treatment
/in Policy Featured News Home, Reports Behavioral/Mental Health and SUD, Care Coordination, Chronic and Complex Populations, Maternal Health and Mortality, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Physical and Behavioral Health Integration /by Jodi Manz and Kitty PuringtonDrug overdose deaths nationwide have continued to rise during the COVID-19 pandemic, exceeding 88,000 between August 2019 and August 2020, signaling a critical need for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services and the workforce to provide them. Non-fatal overdoses, which are a predictor of future fatal overdoses, also rose, leading to an increase in opioid-related […]
Maryland’s Family Recovery Courts: Successfully Reuniting Families with the Help of Customized Substance Use Disorder Treatment
/in Policy Maryland Blogs, Featured News Home Behavioral/Mental Health and SUD, Care Coordination, Chronic and Complex Populations, Integrated for Pregnant/Parenting Women, Maternal Health and Mortality, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health /by Mia AntezzoTo reduce substance use as a key cause of children removed from their homes, Maryland implemented a Family Recovery Court program in 2004 that connects parents to intensive treatment for substance use disorder (SUD) and provides case management and incentives. Over a one-year period, program evaluations show the program produced a 25 percent higher reunification […]
Recent State Actions to Address Declining Children’s Insurance Coverage Rates
/in Policy Florida, Georgia, Iowa, New Jersey, Utah Blogs, Featured News Home CHIP, CHIP, Eligibility and Enrollment, Eligibility and Enrollment, Health Coverage and Access, Healthy Child Development, Maternal Health and Mortality, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Medicaid Managed Care /by Gia GouldSince reaching an all-time low in 2016, the rate of uninsured children has climbed from 4.7 percent in 2016 to 5.7 percent in 2019. In response, several state legislatures are considering bills designed to improve children’s coverage options and promote child enrollment in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Program and Enrollment Expansions […]
New Jersey Medicaid Implements New Policies to Improve Maternal Health
/in Policy New Jersey Blogs, Featured News Home Health Equity, Infant Mortality, Integrated for Pregnant/Parenting Women, Maternal Health and Mortality, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Population Health, Quality and Measurement, Social Determinants of Health /by Taylor PlattNew Jersey, like many states, faces rising maternal mortality rates and racial disparities. A recent review of pregnancy-related deaths in the state from 2009 to 2013 found 46.2 percent of deaths occurred in Black women, compared to 26.9 percent in White women. With approximately 40 percent of New Jersey’s births covered by Medicaid, the governor’s […]
State Maternal Mortality Review Committee Membership and Recommendations
/in Policy Charts, Featured News Home, Maps Health Equity, Integrated for Pregnant/Parenting Women, Maternal Health and Mortality, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Medicaid Managed Care, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health /by Taylor Platt and Eddy FernandezSix States Join NASHP and AcademyHealth’s Community of Practice to Boost Immunization Rates in Medicaid-Enrolled Pregnant Women and Children
/in Policy Louisiana, Michigan, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming Blogs, Featured News Home Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Health Equity, Immunization, Maternal Health and Mortality, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Population Health /by Rebecca Cooper, Jill Rosenthal and Ariella LevisohnThe National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) and AcademyHealth, with support from Immunize Colorado, are facilitating a new community of practice (CoP) comprised of state health officials from six states interested in improving their immunization rates. Funded by a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cooperative agreement, the Immunization Barriers in the […]
For individuals living with complex, often chronic conditions, and their families, palliative care can provide relief from symptoms, improve satisfaction and outcomes, and help address critical mental and spiritual needs during difficult times. Now more than ever, there is growing recognition of the importance of palliative care services for individuals with serious illness, such as advance care planning, pain and symptom management, care coordination, and team-based, multi-disciplinary support. These services can help patients and families cope with the symptoms and stressors of disease, better anticipate and avoid crises, and reduce unnecessary and/or unwanted care. While this model is grounded in evidence that demonstrates improved quality of life, better outcomes, and reduced cost for patients, only a fraction of individuals who could benefit from palliative care receive it. 
View Each State’s Efforts to Extend Medicaid Coverage to Postpartum Women
/in Policy Charts, Featured News Home, Maps Eligibility and Enrollment, Eligibility and Enrollment, Health Coverage and Access, Maternal Health and Mortality, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health /by NASHP Staff