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States Build Capacity to Address Maternal Mortality through Policy Innovations

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from maternal-related causes , with more than 80 percent of these deaths being preventable. Factors that can lead to a pregnancy-related death include access to care and timeliness of diagnoses. American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Black women are two to three times more likely to die of pregnancy-related causes than White women.

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Sustainability and Value: State Palliative Care Reimbursement Strategies

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Blue Shield offers a range of palliative care services, including: Value-based purchasing: Over the past decade, state Medicaid agencies have designed and implemented a range of initiatives focused on value, using payment to incentivize provider behaviors that can reduce unnecessary care and improve outcomes.

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Primary Care Case Management in Medicaid: A Strategy for Supporting Primary Care in Rural Areas

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In addition, it is important to build in measurement at the start and to think of state efforts as iterative — moving to tackle new priorities as performance improves. iii] Also, those living in rural areas are more likely to experience a preventable hospitalization. [iv] Payment to improve capabilities. iv] Johnston, K.