Maternity care financing: challenges and opportunities highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic

Maternity care financing: challenges and opportunities highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Maternal health inequity during the COVID-19 pandemic
Author(s):
Allen, Eva H., author
Benatar, Sarah, author
Contributor(s):
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, issuing body.
Urban Institute, issuing body.
Publication:
[Washington, DC] : Urban Institute, October 2020
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Health Care Costs
Health Equity
Healthcare Disparities
Healthcare Financing
Maternal Health
Maternal Health Services
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Part of a larger series on the pandemic and maternal health equity, this analysis draws on interviews with maternal care stakeholders and an environmental scan of the literature and publicly available information to describe the strengths and deficiencies of maternal health care financing in the United States and the ways current policies and practices contribute to inequitable maternal health outcomes. We also consider how the pandemic is exacerbating these longstanding issues while simultaneously allowing policymakers, practitioners, and advocates to reevaluate how we approach and pay for maternal health care. Because Medicaid finances a disproportionate share of maternity care and covers a disproportionate share of pregnant women of color, we focus on Medicaid policies and strategies that can better support perinatal health.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-DC license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (15 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
9918266094306676 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918266094306676