The Effects of Medicaid Policy Interventions on Racial Equity in Severe Maternal Morbidity

January 2023 - December 2027

National Institute of Nursing Research

We have partnered with the University of Pittsburgh, the Medicaid Research Center, the Pennsylvania Doula Commission, and the Maternity Care Coalition to conduct a study to assess the effects of three Medicaid policy interventions (the equity incentive payment program, the equity-focused obstetric care bundled payment model and the reimbursement program for doula services) on severe maternal morbidity outcomes among Black populations.

Healthy Start’s role in this project is to provide community voice on Medicaid policies and the way they impact community, as well as to provide context regarding ongoing work to advance health equity and improve health outcomes among Black populations.