2026 Maternal Mental Health State Report Cards Find No State Earns Overall F Grade
The Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health and George Washington University released the 2026 Maternal Mental Health State Report Cards, showing improvement in state-level performance with no states receiving an overall failing grade for the first time. The report evaluates state policies addressing maternal mental health conditions, which affect one in five mothers and impose significant financial costs when untreated. A new assessment category for parental support reveals widespread deficiencies across states. The report cards provide a framework for states to benchmark their maternal mental health infrastructure and identify policy gaps.
Medicaid finances approximately 65 percent of maternal mental health treatment, and state policy performance on maternal mental health directly affects MCO network adequacy requirements, care coordination obligations, and value-based payment arrangements for perinatal populations.
Maternal · Behavioral Health · Managed Care
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