Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Program Objective
The Transforming Maternal Heath (TMaH) Model is a voluntary, 10-year service delivery and
payment model designed to improve maternal health care outcomes for people enrolled in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The TMaH Model will test whether targeted technical assistance, coupled with payment and delivery system reforms, can drive a whole-person care-delivery approach to pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care while reducing Medicaid and CHIP program expenditures.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- State
State Requirements - An applicant to this NOFO must propose to implement the Model statewide or in a substate region specified by ZIP codes, in which the average number of annual births between 2015-2020 was no fewer than 1000.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
All qualified applications will be forwarded to a merit review committee. The results of the merit review of the applications by qualified experts will be used to advise the CMS approving official. In making these decisions, the CMS approving official will take into consideration: recommendations of the review panel; the readiness of the applicant to conduct the work required; the scope of overall projected impact on the aims; reviews for programmatic and grants management compliance; the reasonableness of the estimated cost to the government and anticipated results; and the likelihood that the proposed project will result in the benefits expected. Notification is made in writing by a Notice of Award (NoA).
Application review period will take approximately 60 business days
Program details & compliance
Description
The TMaH Model will test whether targeted technical assistance, coupled with
payment and delivery system reforms, can drive a whole-person care-delivery approach to pregnancy,
childbirth, and postpartum care while reducing Medicaid and CHIP program expenditures.
Mission Categories
Primary: General Health and Medical
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
Cooperative Agreement funding will support the following activities:
• Grow midwifery workforce and expand birth center access
• Provide doula service benefits
• Improve Data Infrastructure and Interoperability
• Design a Payment Model
• Support Hospitals to attain Birthing Friendly Hospital Designation
• Implement AIM patient safety bundles
• Risk assess and screen, refer and follow-up for perinatal depression, anxiety, tobacco use, substance use disorder, and HRSN
• Home monitoring for hypertension and diabetes
• Health Equity Planning
• Increase Access to remote patient monitoring.
• Expand group perinatal care
• Promote Shared Decision-Making
• Extend Medicaid Coverage to 12 months postpartum
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements