AHCCCS Complete Care (ACC) and ACC Regional Behavioral Health Agreement (RBHA)1Performance Improvement Project Agreement • September 20th, 2022
Contract Type FiledSeptember 20th, 2022According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), at least 50,000 women in the United States are affected by severe morbidity due to unexpected pregnancy-related health problems. In addition, more than 700 women die each year from pregnancy-related problems or delivery complications. Racial disparities exist amongst pregnancy-related deaths, as the CDC reports “American Indian, Alaska Native, and Black women are two to three times more likely to die of pregnancy-related causes than white women.” Every death related to pregnancy is a tragedy, especially considering the CDC found that four in five of the deaths are preventable.