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Program Description

  Maternal Child Health

Maternal and Child Health Services provides preventive health access services to at-risk, uninsured and underinsured populations. Services include Women Health Services, Maternity Partnership Program, Babies Born Healthy, nurse case management, and home visitation for pregnant and postpartum women. Other services include staffing support for immunization clinics, STD services, pregnancy testing in regional health centers, asthma and lead case management, and care coordination services for women and children in the Medicaid managed care program. Referral services are provided for individuals with specific health issues (i.e., sexually transmitted diseases).

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Program Contacts

Contact Nina Ashford, DrPH, MPH of the HHS - Public Health Services at 240-777-4253 or Grace Pedersen of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-773-1088 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Program Performance Measures

Program Performance MeasuresActual FY24Actual FY25Estimated FY26Target FY27Target FY28
Number of pregnant and postpartum individuals receiving care coordination services and referred to Maternal Child Health Home Visiting Services 11,5751,3201,3001,3001,300
Percent of healthy birth weight babies (greater than or equal to 2,500 grams) born to pregnant women whose case is managed by Maternal Child Health Home Visiting Services 293%90%90%90%90%
Percent of Infant at Risk referrals that receive a contact by the Area Health Center staff within 10 days 392%92%90%90%90%
1  FY24 was the first year of the Healthy Babies Equity Act, which increased the number of women receiving Medicaid. This allowed the program to enroll both existing pregnancies of women that had not had insurance prior to the act and new pregnancies. In FY25, the program enrolled only new pregnancies. The program assumes a stable caseload in coming years.
2  This is a self-reported measure as of FY25. While numbers are comparable, the change from year to year may not be due to actual change in outcome. Projections are treated as targets for this outcome.
3  The program received 155 Infants at Risk referrals. The program anticipates maintaining a steady rate of contact in coming years.
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Program Budget Changes

FY27 Recommended ChangesExpendituresFTEs
FY26 Approved993334666.25
Multi-program adjustments, including negotiated compensation changes, employee benefit changes, changes due to staff turnover, reorganizations, and other budget changes affecting multiple programs.-202888-3.00
FY27 Recommended973045863.25