Answering its question of “how we get there,” the Blueprint says, “In working toward this vision, the Biden-Harris Administration has developed, for the first time, a national, whole-of-government strategy to address our maternal health crisis. This strategy starts with the recognition that a concerted national effort to solve the crisis must begin with clear leadership and action from across the federal government. Addressing the maternal health crisis is not limited to a single health care policy or federal agency but should include experts across the government, including: the US Departments of Health and Human Services, Agriculture, Defense, Housing and Urban Development, Labor, Justice, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Personnel Management, as well as the VA.
“The Biden-Harris Administration believes that only through this whole-of-government approach—one that considers the entirety of a person’s health and experiences over the course of their full life—will we finally be able to make real progress in tackling this longstanding challenge.”