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Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America Pledges $100M to Cut US Maternal Mortality Rate in Half
The bipartisan campaign will fund care improvements, data collection and state partnerships as U.S. maternal deaths remain among the highest in wealthy nations.
- On Thursday, Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America announced a $100 million pledge to improve United States maternal health, aiming to cut the mortality rate in half by 2031.
- Data from The Centers, Disease Control, and Prevention shows 688 deaths in 2024, with the maternal mortality rate rising to 19 deaths per 100,000 live births, prompting improved data collection through the Perinatal Improvement Collaborative.
- Olivia Walton stated states are "in the driver's seat" for healthcare changes, noting about 40% of births are paid for by Medicaid, while Democratic Sen. Cory Booker estimated poor outcomes cost $165 billion annually.
- Supporting bipartisan Congressional legislation including the Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act and the NIH IMPROVE Act, Healthy Babies President Neel Shah called the issue "eminently solvable" through better execution.
- The nonprofit aims to prove the model's success by using the $100 million to encourage state governments to match funding, with Olivia Walton stating, "The goal is to prove that this works and then have state funding take it over.
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Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America pledges $100M to cut US maternal mortality rate in half
Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America, a bipartisan campaign founded by philanthropists Olivia and Tom Walton, announced a $100 million pledge Thursday to make giving birth in the United States safer.
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