State Report Cards
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:
- Providers and Programs
- Screening and Screening Reimbursement
- 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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2024 Maternal Mental Health State Report Card
The US is failing to adequately support Maternal Mental Health:
National Grade of D+
Only three states state managed to exceed C+ (CA, PA, WA)
29 states
received D’s and Fs’s
Click around the map below to see a state’s grade or use the dropdown
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Wyoming –
2024 Report Card
Providers and Programs
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Meets Ratio of Non-Prescriber MMH Providers to Perinatal Population
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Meets Ratio of MMH Prescribers to Perinatal Population
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Has at Least One Inpatient MMH Treatment Program
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Has at Least One Outpatient Intensive or Partial Hospitalization MMH Program
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Has or Has Had a State-Sanctioned MMH Task Force or Commission
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Meets Ratio for CBOs Providing MMH Direct Services to Perinatal Population
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Has a Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PQC) that Has Prioritized MMH
Screening & Screening Reimbursement
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Top Performer on the “Prenatal Depression Screening” HEDIS Measure (Among Commercial Insurance or Medicaid)
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Top Performer with Commercial Insurance and/or Medicaid on the “Postpartum Depression Screening” HEDIS Measure (Among Commercial Insurance or Medicaid)
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Medicaid Requires MCOs to Collect the “Prenatal Depression Screening” HEDIS Measure
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Medicaid Requires MCOs to Collect the “Postpartum Depression Screening” HEDIS Measure
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Obstetric Providers Submit Claims to Private Insurers for Prenatal MMH Screening (Among at Least 1% of Prenatal Patients)
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Obstetric Providers Submit Claims to Private Insurers for Postpartum MMH Screening (Among at Least 1% of Postpartum Patients)
Insurance Coverage & Treatment Payment
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Expanded Medicaid
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Extended Medicaid Coverage to One Year Postpartum
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Requires Health Plans to Develop a MMH Quality Management Program
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Providers Submit Claims to Private Insurers for Prenatal MMH Treatment (Among at Least 10% of Prenatal Patients)
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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