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Secretaries point to maternal‑health coalitions, pilots and RFPs as tools to address maternity‑care deserts
Summary
Department of Health and Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs leaders described state efforts to improve maternal outcomes, including regional coalitions, pilot projects and upcoming RFPs aimed at maternity‑care deserts.
Department of Health and Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs leaders described several state efforts aimed at improving maternal outcomes and addressing so-called maternity‑care deserts during a House Appropriations Committee hearing.
Secretary Deborah Bogan said the department used recent appropriations to create a Division of Maternal Health Services, hire staff and fund four regional maternal health coalitions. She said the General Assembly provided about $5 million in prior funding to get the work started and that additional RFPs will be released to distribute remaining…
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