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Appendix

Resources for Improving the Quality of Postpartum Care

The following resources to support states in improving the quality and effectiveness of postpartum coverage are available on Medicaid.gov.

- The Medicaid and CHIP Beneficiary Profile: Maternal and Infant Health provides an overview of the demographics, health status, health outcomes, risk factors, and health care utilization among reproductive age individuals, individuals with a recent live birth, and infants covered by Medicaid and CHIP.

- Quality of Maternal and Perinatal Health Care in Medicaid and CHIP: Findings from the 2019 Maternity Core Set. CMS annually releases information on state progress in reporting the Maternity Core Set measures and assesses state-specific performance for measures that are reported by at least 25 states and that met CMS standards for data quality. This resource provides information about performance on frequently-reported health care quality measures in the Maternity Core Set.

- Postpartum Care Learning Collaborative webinar recordings and slides. CMS launched the Improving Postpartum Care Learning Collaborative in January 2021. The webinar series includes presentations from experts in the field and by state Medicaid and CHIP programs on strategies for states to improve the use of postpartum care for individuals at high risk of postpartum complications, improve the continuity of coverage for postpartum individuals, and implement payment reform to incentivize changes in maternal health care practice.

- Issue Brief: Lessons Learned About Payment Strategies to Improve Postpartum Care in Medicaid and CHIP. This issue brief summarizes some of the lessons learned by states that participated in CMS’ Postpartum Care Action Learning Series. The resource includes lessons for fee-for-service delivery systems as well as alternative payment models and population-based payment.

- Issue Brief: Improving Postpartum Care: State Projects Conducted through the Postpartum Care Action Learning Series and Adult Medicaid Quality Grant Program. This issue brief presents profiles of state quality improvement projects focused on improving postpartum care and includes driver diagrams summarizing system components and activities that are associated with increasing the rate and quality of postpartum care visits.

- Resources on Strategies to Improve Postpartum Care Among Medicaid and CHIP Populations. This document compiles strategies that have been shown to be effective to improve the postpartum care visit rate and the content of care.

The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way, unless specifically incorporated into a contract. This document is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law.