HMA Solutions
Supporting New York to improve reproductive health outcomes and equity
New York healthcare providers and community-based organizations will have new opportunities to use state funding to strengthen reproductive healthcare infrastructure and improve the quality of maternity care. Governor Hochul’s proposed FY 2025 budget includes funding to increase access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare, and capital investment for renovations, equipment upgrades, planning, and construction, to help facilities modernize and secure their operations. The proposed budget also provides flexible funding streams for services and increased reimbursement for hospitals that meet new maternal health quality metrics.
HMA can help your organization
Strategically seek funding to meet your goals and increase access to services
Develop successful grant applications that position your organization for long-term success and sustainability in New York’s transforming publicly financed healthcare environment
Implement new programs and services and measure their impact and value
Improve the quality and accessibility of services you offer.
Identify potential partners with whom to collaborate to expand new and existing services
Anticipated opportunities include:
| Proposed in Governor’s Budget | Opportunity Summary |
| Safety Net Transformation Program Funding | Would dedicate additional funding to support partnerships between safety-net hospitals and other healthcare organizations. |
| Reproductive Freedom and Equity Grant Funding | Would distribute $25 million in funding for the program with focus on strengthening access to comprehensive reproductive care. |
| Strengthening of Reproductive Healthcare Infrastructure | Would invest an additional $5 million in the Reproductive Freedom and Equity Grant Fund and security grant funding to expand capital investment support for providers; enables renovations, equipment upgrades, planning and construction to help facilities modernize and secure their operations. |
| Fair reimbursement for Abortion Services | Would invest an additional $20 million to enhance a new flexible funding stream to allow providers to better adapt to the impact of the incoming federal administration and ensure that providers are fairly reimbursed for providing abortions. |
| Safeguarding of Abortion as Emergency Medical Care | Codifies abortion as protected emergency medical care in New York State and requires hospitals to provide this stabilizing emergency medical care, reinforcing access to abortion services when medically necessary. |
| Increase in Hospital Reimbursement for High-quality Maternity Care | Increases Medicaid rates for hospitals that meet maternal healthcare quality metrics. |
| Expansion of Medicaid Coverage for Fertility Treatment | Extends coverage for fertility preservation services to Medicaid members undergoing medical treatments that may lead to infertility and expands eligibility for the Infertility Reimbursement Program. |
HMA’s nationwide team of experts include:
Former state directors of Title X, Title V Maternal and Child Health programs, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Former senior officials from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Health Resources and Services Administration
Advocates and former leaders of community-based organizations, foundations, and other programs that support reproductive health
Clinicians with experience providing a full range of reproductive health services
Social workers and behavioral health professionals working to integrate approaches that address social and behavioral health needs
Program development, strategic planning, and technical assistance experts working to implement innovative models of perinatal care and policy change to address social and economic drivers of maternal health
Experts in value-based payment and operations related to innovative models of perinatal care from the payer and provider perspectives
Researchers and evaluators with extensive experience examining the implementation and impact of policy and operational changes
Our Maternal & Child Health Team at HMA
HMA bring together experts from a full spectrum of reproductive health services including policy, clinical, operations, and research. We work with clients to reach shared goals of supporting maternal and child health, expanding access to the full spectrum of reproductive health services, reducing high rates of maternal and infant mortality and morbidity, and addressing deep and persistent racial disparities in birth outcomes and the inequities that drive them. We help clients stay ahead of the curve in publicly funded healthcare by providing technical assistance, resources, decision support and expertise.
Contact our experts:
Heidi Arthur
Principal
Jodi Pekkala
Principal
Diana Rodin
Associate Principal
Caroline (Carrie) Rosenzweig
Principal
Sharon Silow-Carroll
Principal
Kate Washburn
Associate Principal
