The March of Dimes' recent release of their annual Maternal and Infant Health Report Card, combined with the onset of winter and the holiday season, are drawing extra focus to disparities in maternal healthcare for the underserved and vulnerable. Plus, why VCs should be investing in the Medicaid population.
11/23, NPR: Voice-only telehealth may go away with pandemic rules expiring
11/23, STAT News: The staggering toll of complications related to pregnancy and childbirth
11/22, MedCity News: Everything and nothing has changed: Why VC innovation and funding in digital health need to target Medicaid populations
11/22, Patient Engagement HIT: Pre-Term Birth Rate Falls as Racial Maternal Health Disparities Grow
11/19, AAMC: AAMC Submits Mental Health Policy Recommendations To Sen. Finance Committee Leaders
11/17, The New York Times: What We See in the Shameful Trends on U.S. Maternal Health
11/17, The Washington Post Live: Transcript: Health Equity: Maternal & Infant Health with Christy Turlington Burns, Chanel L. Porchia-Albert & Karey M. Sutton, PhD
11/16, AMA: AMA sets priorities for equitable maternal health care