Designing Maternity APMs That Work: Lessons from the Field

About this episode

This episode discusses CMS’s Transforming Maternal Health model and strategies for improving maternal health outcomes.

In this episode, Coral’s Kate Freeman and Trevor Abeyta talk with Megan Burns and Carol Sakala about CMS’s Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) model, lessons from value-based maternity care, and strategies states can use to improve maternal health outcomes.

People in this episode

Hosts: Meg, Melissa

Guests: Kate Freeman, Trevor Abeyta, Megan Burns, Carol Sakala

Topics covered

• maternity care
• maternal health
• value-based care
• health outcomes
• health policy

Keywords

• maternal health
• value-based care
• CMS
• TMaH
• health outcomes
• maternity APMs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CMS, Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH)

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