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Funding Received to Evaluate the Adoption of California’s Maternal Mental Health Law The Institute for Medicaid Innovation (IMI), a national non-profit, nonpartisan research organization, has launched a new project focused on Medi-Cal health plans’ interpretation and implementation of maternal mental…

New Learning Series on Midwifery Business Case Development in Medicaid The Institute for Medicaid Innovation (IMI) has launched a national learning series addressing the essential elements of midwifery business case development to provide services to Medicaid enrollees. The project utilizes…

Applications Accepted Now: Learning Series on Midwifery in Medicaid Business Case Development The application for the new Midwifery in Medicaid Business Case learning series from the Institute for Medicaid Innovation (IMI) is now available. More information, including session dates, a…

on childhood obesity evaluation and treatment.  The updated guidance comes more than fifteen years after AAP’s previous recommendations and includes two reports co-authored by the Institute for Medicaid Innovation’s (IMI) national advisory board member and chair of the subcommittee on…

Survey: Medicaid Health Plans Share Successes During COVID-19 Response, Identify Challenges in Data Collection and Sharing Findings can support opportunities for change as Medicaid health plans look for innovation post-COVID Washington, DC –The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented change and…

Washington, DC – The Institute for Medicaid Innovation launched its first grassroots funding campaign today, seeking support for continued efforts to generate nonpartisan, rigorous research and lead national implementation initiatives that inform policies benefiting Medicaid enrollees, caregivers, families, and communities.…

Washington, DC – The Institute for Medicaid Innovation staff joined March of Dimes for the “Igniting Impact Together: Birthing Equitable Communities” event in Atlanta, Ga. Utilizing data from IMI’s annual Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-supported 2021 Annual Medicaid Health Plan Survey,…

IMI and EMC Launch National Birth Equity Learning Series on Community-Based Doulas and Perinatal Community Health Workers in Medicaid Washington, DC – The Institute for Medicaid Innovation (IMI) and Every Mother Counts (EMC) are launching a national learning series centered on community-based doula…

Washington, DC – The Advancing Health Equity project has released a new toolkit recognizing Medicaid’s critical role in advancing health equity through the development of strategic plans to address health equity.  To assist state Medicaid agencies, this toolkit proposes five…