Supporting CMS and State Efforts to Advance Alternative Payment Models for Maternity Care

The project will aim to identify policies for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) and state Medicaid programs to support effective implementation of outcomes-driven maternity payment models and promote the dissemination of best practices and implementation resources. To accomplish this, the project will: 1) conduct regular literature reviews, coordinate with external stakeholder groups, and conduct key informant interviews; 2) convene an expert panel of maternity care delivery system and payment experts to discuss strategies to encourage value-based payment adoption for maternity care; 3) collate findings, tools, and resources identified by the technical panel process and research to develop an online repository to support dissemination of best practices to advance value-based maternity care; and 4) facilitate shared learning and dissemination through the Health Care Transformation Task Force’s work groups and share recommendations directly with CMMI and other policymakers.