Gaps in Mental Health Training, Rural Access to Care Compound Az's Maternal Mortality Crisis

Tuscon Sentinel

Dec 19, 2024

Reports on trends on maternal health and mortality in Arizona and drivers of poor outcomes such as limited mental health training for providers, mental health workforce shortages, and stigma. Discusses rural-specific challenges in accessing care like transportation, labor and delivery service access, broadband, and low provider reimbursement rates for care.

Access · Broadband · Closures of healthcare facilities and services · Health workforce education and training · Health workforce supply and demand · Maternal health and prenatal care · Mental health · Mortality · Reimbursement and payment models · Stigma · Transportation · Arizona