| Today the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring the availability of quality health care before, during, and after pregnancy by investing $8.5 million in initiatives designed to reduce pregnancy-related deaths and complications that disproportionately impact minority populations and those living in rural areas.  HHS Office on Women's Health and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched the HHS Racial Equity in Postpartum Care Challenge. This $1.8 million national competition was developed to improve equity in postpartum care for Black or African American and AI/AN women enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). HHS is excited to announce the 25 winners of Phase 1 of the competition. These organizations demonstrated success in addressing equity during the postpartum period with an emphasis on follow-up care for diabetes, postpartum depression and/or anxiety, hypertension, and substance use disorders. | 
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