June 11, 2024 – The U.S. Division of Well being and Human Companies' (HHS) Well being Assets and Companies Administration (HRSA) introduced a mixed funding of $15 million over 4 years by means of the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Administration Methods (Rural MOMS ) Maternal Well being Program in Rural Communities and a brand new program geared toward strengthening maternal care and lowering disparities within the Delta area (in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee). HRSA Deputy Administrator Jordan Grossman highlighted these strategic investments in the course of the third state assembly of HRSAs Bettering the Maternal Well being Initiative.

The Rural MOMS Program winners introduced as we speak will every obtain seed funding of almost $4 million over 4 years to pilot new approaches to help, enhance and increase entry to maternal care, together with obstetric care, in rural communities. The Rural MOMS program focuses on a community mannequin method to coordinate care amongst rural hospitals, medical facilities, neighborhood well being facilities, and rural well being clinics.

HRSA's new Delta Area Maternal Care Coordination Program will increase entry and coordination of well being care companies earlier than, throughout and after being pregnant within the Delta Area of the South and Midwest. The funding will serve to deal with the area's unacceptable maternal mortality and morbidity charges. HRSA expects to award as much as 4 cooperative agreements to recipients within the Delta area, totaling roughly $7 million over 4 years.

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