Closing Gaps in Maternal Mental Health

The Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health is a national think tank, nonprofit organization advancing policies that support a health care system that routinely detects and treats maternal mental health disorders for every mother, every time.

An Open Letter to CMS: Our Analysis of the Maternity Care Action Plan

September 06, 2022 by Joy Burkhard, MBA, and Sarah Johanek, MPH in POLICY

On July 24th, 2022, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Maternity Care Action Plan to support the implementation of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Mental Health Crisis. Read our analysis of this White House’s Blueprint here. The Maternity Care Action Plan aims to decrease inequities among pregnant people and improve health outcomes.