The Critical Role of Medicaid in Addressing Maternal Health Disparities

“If you can invest in the mother, you can change a generation.” – Cheryl Roberts

This episode of the Medicaid Leadership Exchange podcast highlights the need to better address maternal health disparities, particularly for Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native women, and people living in rural communities. It explores how Medicaid agencies are working to address maternal health disparities by collecting reliable data, engaging communities to tailor solutions, and keeping members at the heart of all decisions. The episode features perspectives from:

• Cheryl Roberts, Agency Director, Virginia Department of Medical Assistance
• Drew Snyder, Executive Director, Mississippi Division of Medicaid

This episode is hosted by Mark Larson, former Vermont Medicaid director and senior vice president, Leadership and Capacity Building, Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS), and Jami Snyder, former Arizona and Texas Medicaid director and president and CEO, JSN Strategies.

You can listen to the podcast here.

The Medicaid Leadership Exchange podcast explores priority topics for Medicaid leaders. It is developed in partnership by National Association of Medicaid Directors and CHCS through support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.