Linking Health System Payment to Incentivize Maternal Health Equity

Linking payment structures to maternal health equity can improve maternal health outcomes. This brief provides information about the restructuring process.

Linking a health system’s payment structure to improvements in health equity marks a shift from traditional models focused solely on care processes and outcomes.

The brief explains how to:

Secure buy-in: From leadership and system providers by emphasizing long-term benefits
Create a solid foundation: By determining an organization’s definition of maternal health equity
Incorporating equity goals: Into all aspects of the organization’s work
Implement change: By deciding on specific payment structures and the metrics that govern them
Support providers: By ensuring they are funded appropriately to delivery necessary care
Monitor data: To hold the organization accountable to goals

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