State Policy
The Policy Center tracks state bills (legislation) currently going through state legislatures and bills signed into law.
Model State Legislation
The Policy Center has lead the development of model state legislation/regulation. The button below will take you to our models addressing formation of a task force, mandatory screening, network adequacy, what insurers should do and more.
Live Bills Addressing
Maternal Mental Health
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Maternal Mental Health State Report Cards
State Policy Fellows
The Nonprofit State Policy Fellows program trains and assists backbone organizations in developing a foundation for legislative and regulatory policy change to close gaps in maternal mental health in their states. Learn more here.
Agency Policy Fellows
The Government Agency Policy Fellows program trains and assists state agencies, such as Medicaid Agencies to address regulatory and payment infrastructure to close gaps in maternal mental health in their states. Learn more here.
State Policy Articles
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New CMS Rules Finalized Addressing Medicaid Provider Network Adequacy and Appointment Wait Times
The new rules address “new standards to help states improve their monitoring of access to care by requiring the establishment of new standards for appointment wait times, use of secret shopper surveys, use of enrollee experience surveys, and requiring states to submit a managed care plan analysis of payments made by plans to providers for…
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2023 State Maternal Mental Health Legislation Report
In 2023, there was an uptick in the number of state legislatures that took action on maternal mental health (MMH), with 15 states passing legislation, compared to 10 states in 2022 and 30 bills in 2023 compared to 10 bills in 2022.
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A Comprehensive Look at State Maternal Mental Health Screening and Reimbursement Legislation
This report summarizes state legislative mandates addressing maternal mental health (MMH) screening and reimbursement for screening.
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