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title: 9/03/2021 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech
description: Health equity is a primary concern in maternal health. Digital health tech could solve for equitable care but problems of reimbursement remain.
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# [9/03/2021 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech](https://babyscripts.com/blog/9/03/2021-the-state-of-maternity-care-and-digital-health-tech)

 Written by [The Babyscripts Team](https://babyscripts.com/blog/author/the-babyscripts-team) | September 3

As the Biden administration announces a new office for Health Equity and Climate Change, questions of geographic, financial, and racial divides in maternal health populations are top of mind for industry leaders. Technology could be a solution, but reimbursement and equitable delivery remain a concern. 

9/1 , State of Reform: [Leaders discuss key strategies to payment parity in Virginia health care](https://stateofreform.com/news/virginia/2021/09/leaders-discuss-key-strategies-to-payment-parity-in-virginia-health-care/)

8/31, Patient Engagement HIT: [HHS Sets Up Office of Health Equity, Climate Change](https://patientengagementhit.com/news/hhs-sets-up-office-of-health-equity-climate-change)

8/30, Stat News: [A perfect storm: Climate disasters are magnifying the U.S.’s maternal health crisis](https://www.statnews.com/2021/08/30/climate-change-disasters-magnifying-maternal-health-crisis/)

8/30, Business Facilities: [Real-Time Data Drives Post-Pandemic Health Care](https://businessfacilities.com/2021/08/health-care-locations-real-time-data-drives-post-pandemic-health-care/)

8/27, JAMA Health Forum: [Paying for Telemedicine in Smaller Rural Hospitals:](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2783655)  
[Extending the Technology to Those Who Benefit Most](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2783655)

8/25, CNN: [Visualizing the stark maternal health inequities in the United States](https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/25/us/visualizing-us-black-maternal-healthcare-inequities/index.html)

8/23, Healthcare Innovation: [Inception Health Team Creates Pyramid Model for Deploying Digital Therapeutics](https://www.hcinnovationgroup.com/clinical-it/digital-health-innovation/article/21235447/inception-health-team-creates-pyramid-model-for-deploying-digital-therapeutics)

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