Improving maternal health in rural communities requires more than inadequate short term funding that the RHTP provides. This brief highlights policy recommendations to strengthen access to care through sustainable financing, workforce development, coverage stability and community-based, care delivery model.
Rural Health Transformation Program (Part 1): A Missed Opportunity for Moms & Babies
The Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) is being promoted as a major investment in rural health, but its funding level, design and priorities fall short of what rural communities need. This brief examines why the program is a missed opportunity to support rural maternal health.
Supreme Court Case Threatens Access to Critical No-Cost Preventive Services
The Supreme Court held oral arguments on Braidwood v. Kennedy (previously Braidwood v. Becerra), which could determine the coverage of preventive care services that keep millions of people healthy. The Court will decide on whether to eliminate coverage of no-cost preventive services for patients across the country, or just for those employed by the plaintiff in the case (Braidwood Management Incorporated).