Postpartum 1115 Waiver State Evaluation Plans

States have submitted 1115 waivers to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage and reported measurement goals for the post-implementation period that pertain to long-term maternal health. In their applications, they have outlined plans for how they will evaluate reductions in maternal morbidity and mortality, improvements in preventive care, increased access to and continuity of care, and changes in costs of care. 

Click ‘View Now’ to review the outlines of proposed analytic methods and metrics from these postpartum 1115 waiver evaluations including Georgiaⁱ, Illinoisⁱⁱ, South Carolinaⁱⁱⁱ, and Virginia^iv.