HHS extends deadline to participate in postpartum care challenge
The Department of Health and Human Services has extended to Feb. 18 the deadline for health care organizations to register for the first phase of its Racial Equity in Postpartum Care Challenge, which will recognize effective programs to address equity in postpartum care for Black and Native women enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program. For more on the challenge, register to participate in the Feb. 9 informational webinar.
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