Dem Lawmakers Ask CMS To Consider APMs To Lower Maternal Mortality

Ten Democratic lawmakers, including two Democratic presidential candidates, are calling on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to assess the potential of alternative payment models to lower rates of maternal mortality, but to be wary of models that might exacerbate health inequities. In a letter sent to HHS Secretary Alex Azar and CMS Administrator Seema Verma on Friday (Nov. 15), Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) as well...