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How States are Using Policy to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
Health Care Access,
Sameer Rao,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Florida,
Georgia,
Maine,
North Carolina,
Ohio,
Texas,
West Virginia

Approximately 700 women die annually in the U.S. between 2007-2016 as a result of pregnancy or its complications, according to CDC data. This is one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the developed world. On top of that, there are ...

Update on State Legislative Sessions 2025

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Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Overdose Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Arizona,
California,
Colorado,
Massachusetts,
Nebraska,
New York,
Alabama,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kansas,
New Hampshire,
Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
Tennessee,
Connecticut,
Georgia,
Hawaii,
Maryland,
Montana,
Utah,
Michigan,
North Carolina,
Beth Giambrone

Recap the state legislative sessions in 2025 thus far, spanning maternal health, infectious disease, and other important public health issues.

Addressing Privacy Concerns of Using Mental Health Care via Telehealth

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Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Public Health Law,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Telehealth,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Alabama,
Arkansas,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Georgia,
Idaho,
Illinois,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Missouri,
Nebraska,
Nevada,
New Hampshire,
New York,
North Carolina,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
Tennessee,
Utah,
Virginia,
Evan Han,
Maggie Davis

In an effort to help meet demand, some states and territories have joined interjurisdictional licensing compacts that allow a mental health care provider licensed in one state to provide care in another state—without needing to gain ...

Increasing Access to Doulas will Ease the Maternal Health Crisis

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Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Arizona,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Alabama,
Georgia,
Illinois,
Kentucky,
Maryland,
Michigan,
Missouri,
Montana,
North Carolina,
Oregon,
Washington, D.C.,
California,
Massachusetts,
Oklahoma,
Minnesota,
Nevada,
New Jersey,
Louisiana,
Connecticut,
Tennessee,
Alexandra Kearly,
Ramya Dronamraju

State and federal actions to expand the doula workforce and improve maternal health.