What is TMaH?
The Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) initiative is a care delivery and payment reform model. TMaH aims to improve maternal health experiences and outcomes for people enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). CMS is providing 15 states with financial support and technical assistance over 10 years, beginning January 1, 2025 (see map below).
Regardless of whether states were selected to participate in the model, the TMaH framework serves as a robust blueprint for all state Medicaid agencies and partners to improve maternal health.
TMaH Resources from the National Partnership
- For all: A fact sheet that describes the TMaH program and a Health Affairs Forefront blog that describes the game-changing potential of TMaH.
- For state Medicaid agencies and their partners: A playbook to help state Medicaid agency teams prepare for successful implementation.
- For birth justice leaders and advocates: An issue brief to support community leaders in engaging in all phases of the TMaH program
- Health equity plans: How to design and implement a health equity plan as part of maternal health transformation efforts. (Note: originally a required element, Health Equity Plans are unlikely to be retained in TMaH.)
