Five Steps To A Maternity Value-Based Payment Demonstration That Advances Racial Equity
Recent data indicate that the US is still lagging behind peer countries on maternal health and well-being, with comparatively worsened maternal mortality, preterm birth, chronic disease burden, and unaffordable health care costs among birthing people. Related inequities in severe maternal morbidity, preterm birth, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission, and postpartum readmission only tell part…