CMS seeks public comments on rural maternal health care

Posted on: 2/14/20

On Feb. 12, CMS announced a Request for Information (RFI) to seek public comments regarding rural maternal and infant health care. Through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health, CMS is seeking information related to opportunities to improve access, quality, and outcomes before, during, and after pregnancy, and to develop and refine programs and policies that ensure all rural women have access to high quality maternal health care that results in optimal health.

To review the RFI, click here. Responses to this RFI will be used to inform future discussions among stakeholders and future work by CMS toward the development and refinement of programs and policies that ensure rural women have access to high quality maternal health care that results in optimal health outcomes.

Comments will be collected through Sunday, April 12 at 11:59 p.m. ET.