The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) will begin providing payments this fall to hospital birthing units fully participating in the Michigan Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (MI AIM) that have committed to participating in the Joint Commission Maternal Levels of Care (MLoC) Verification Program.
Hospitals can be reimbursed for the costs associated with MLoC verification, including the annual fee and on-site visit fees, in addition to receiving a lump sum payment for participation in both programs. The program is being funded by $9 million in general fund dollars and funds will be released to all participating hospitals in September.
“Supporting Michigan birthing hospitals is critical as we work to save lives during pregnancy and the postpartum period,” said Elizabeth Hertel, MDHHS director. “MDHHS’ strategic vision seeks to achieve zero preventable deaths and zero health disparities.”
From 2011-2020, 172 women died of pregnancy-related causes in Michigan, and in 2021 the severe maternal morbidity (SMM) rate was 100 events per 10,000 inpatient delivery hospitalizations.
Hypertensive disorders and hemorrhage are leading causes of pregnancy-related maternal mortality in Michigan. However, these tragedies impact Michigan families inequitably. From 2016-2020, Black women were 2.2 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
MI AIM is an program dedicated to improving the culture of maternal safety by decreasing preventable severe maternal morbidity and mortality through the implementation of early recognition patient safety bundles, sets of practices that improve the quality of care provided during delivery and in the postpartum period.
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