Who can apply?

• Maternal health providers and delivery locations in Hennepin County
  
  • This can include healthcare systems, hospitals, OB-GYN practices, FQHCs, tribal clinics, birth centers, and small/individual practices
• Must deliver care and services in Hennepin County
• Must provide care to patients insured by Medicaid

Applicants may partner and apply together as an accountable entity. TMaH encourages this approach. Applications coming in 2026. Providers will be identified by the end of 2026 (calendar year).

Learn more

• Provider Application Appendices and Attachments – Find appendices for additional application information and required attachments for the TMaH provider application.
• MN TMaH December Listening Session Slides – These slides provider more detailed information about model participation and proposed value-based payment strategy. They were presented virtually in December 2025.
• Transforming Maternal Health (TMAH) Model Maternal Health Care Team Fact Sheet – This fact sheet describes maternal health care team engagement, available workforce resources, and examples of how care team members may benefit from the TMaH Model.

TMaH Model overview slides, June 2024

These slides were shared with community, providers, and partners to introduce the TMaH model, answer questions, and invite input about the state of maternal health in Minnesota to submit a TMaH proposal. They were presented virtually in June 2024.

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MN TMaH listening session slides, July 2025

These slides were shared with community, providers, and partners to overview model updates and gather questions and experience to inform model development. They were presented virtually in July 2025.

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MN Collective Design of TMaH poster, Oct 2025

This poster presents TMaH’s collective design strategy. It was shared at the MNPQC Perinatal Quality Improvement Summit in October 2025.

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MN TMaH listening session slides, Dec 2025

These slides were shared with community, providers, and partners to overview model updates, gather questions and experience to inform model design, and show how we are incorporating feedback from previous engagement strategies into model design and implementation. They were presented virtually in December 2025.

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TMaH Resources

• CMS TMaH website – Provides background information on the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) model through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
• Minnesota’s Perinatal Health Strategic Plan – Detailed recommendations to improve perinatal health for Black, American Indian and Indigenous, and rural communities from MDH’s perinatal subcommittee.

Health coverage through Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare

• Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) Provider Manual – Provides primary information for DHS coverage policies and rates and billing procedures.
• DHS Reproductive Health/OB-GYN - Obstetric Services – Shares covered obstetric services, provider requirements, and related Medicaid policies for providers, billing staff, and organizations providing perinatal care to Medicaid members through the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS).
• DHS Health care coverage for pregnant people / Minnesota Department of Human Services – Find coverage options for expectant parents. This DHS site explains Minnesota’s state insurance coverage options, benefits, and eligibility for pregnant individuals.

Connecting families with perinatal resources and programs

• MN Perinatal Quality Collaborative (MNPQC) – Find statewide perinatal quality improvement best practices and initiatives, toolkits, education materials for best practices for clinicians, hospitals, public health agencies, and maternal health partners. 
• Local County Public Health Departments – Find County specific programs and services to help county residents be healthy.
• Find MN Doulas and Birth Workers – Find a doula, midwife, or other type of birth worker across Minnesota.
• Help Me Connect | Pregnant and Expectant Families – Connect to care, mental health, financial, and parenting/family resources across Minnesota.
• Perinatal Resources Map – Minnesota Perinatal Quality Collaborative (MN PQC) – Explore the MN PQC resource map to find maternal health services, programs, and supports available throughout Minnesota for providers, community organizations, and families looking for resources.

Mental health support

• Perinatal Mental Health Resources - NAMI Minnesota – Get mental health support and resources tailored to pregnant and postpartum people struggling with depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions.
• Resources — Pregnancy and Postpartum Support MN (PSI-MN) – Find PSI-MN’s available mental health resources and connect with a PSI coordinator for support connecting to mental health resources.

Data dashboards

• Perinatal Health Data Dashboard – The dashboard was created by the I-MOM program at the Minnesota Department of Health to focus on infant or maternal outcomes or care delivery, and the data is intended to help inform partners and programs as they work with their communities to provide perinatal health services.