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to close gaps in maternal and mental health care

State Report Cards

Providing a comprehensive view into the state of maternal mental health in America.

The U.S. is failing mothers – only scoring a D+ grade. Just three states received B’s, and 29 states received D’s and F’s.

The report card grades states in three domains:

  1. Providers and Programs
  2. Screening and Screening Reimbursement
  3. Insurance Coverage and Treatment

Up to four points are provided for each of the 18 measures within these domains. See how your state ranks in this year’s Report Card.

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What Changed from Last Year

2024 Maternal Mental Health State Report Card

The US is failing to adequately support Maternal Mental Health:

  • National Grade of D+

  • Only four states state managed to exceed C+ (CA, PA, UT, WA)

  • 29 states
received D’s and F’s

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Providers and Programs

D

  • Meets Ratio of Non-Prescriber MMH Providers to Perinatal Population

  • Meets Ratio of MMH Prescribers to Perinatal Population

  • Has at Least One Inpatient MMH Treatment Program

  • Has at Least One Outpatient Intensive or Partial Hospitalization MMH Program

  • Has or Has Had a State-Sanctioned MMH Task Force or Commission

  • Meets Ratio for CBOs Providing MMH Direct Services to Perinatal Population

  • Has a Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PQC) that Has Prioritized MMH

Screening & Screening Reimbursement

F

  • Top Performer on the “Prenatal Depression Screening” HEDIS Measure (Among Commercial Insurance or Medicaid)

  • Top Performer with Commercial Insurance and/or Medicaid on the “Postpartum Depression Screening” HEDIS Measure (Among Commercial Insurance or Medicaid)

  • Medicaid Requires MCOs to Collect the “Prenatal Depression Screening” HEDIS Measure

  • Medicaid Requires MCOs to Collect the “Postpartum Depression Screening” HEDIS Measure

  • Obstetric Providers Submit Claims to Private Insurers for Prenatal MMH Screening (Among at Least 1% of Prenatal Patients)

  • Obstetric Providers Submit Claims to Private Insurers for Postpartum MMH Screening (Among at Least 1% of Postpartum Patients)

Insurance Coverage & Treatment Payment

D

  • Expanded Medicaid

  • Extended Medicaid Coverage to One Year Postpartum

  • Requires Health Plans to Develop a MMH Quality Management Program

  • Providers Submit Claims to Private Insurers for Prenatal MMH Treatment (Among at Least 10% of Prenatal Patients)

  • Providers Submit Claims to Private Insurers for Postpartum MMH Treatment (Among at Least 10% of Postpartum Patients)

Suggested Citation:

The Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health. (2024, May). Maternal Mental Health State Report Card (2024). https://www.policycentermmh.org/state-report-cards