{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"66479","rtpr_id":"nACSLccV8a","ticker":"CVS","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["CVS"],"title":"Aetna Better Health of Missouri Collaborates With Community-Focused Organizations To Expand Access to Maternal Care in Rural Communities","author":"ACCESSWIRE","published_at":"2026-06-17T13:00:02.034Z","article_body":"$720,000 commitment powers mobile clinic delivering prenatal, postpartum and\nmental health services to Southeast Missouri\n\nOriginally published on CVS Health Company Newsroom\n(https://www.cvshealth.com/news/medicaid/aetna-better-health-of-missouri-collaborates-with-community-focused-organizations.html)\n\nPOPLAR BLUFF, MO / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / June\n17, 2026 / Aetna Better Health of Missouri, a CVS Health company (NYSE:CVS),\ntoday announced a new collaboration with community-focused organizations to\nimprove maternal health and women's health outcomes in rural Missouri. Through\na $720,000 commitment made by Aetna via the Global Mobile Healthcare Research\nConsortium (GMHRC) (https://pr.report/mois), the initiative will bring mobile\nwomen's care services and connection to maternal health services directly to\ncommunities in Southeast Missouri.\n\nAccess to maternity care remains a pressing challenge in rural areas.\nAccording to March of Dimes (https://pr.report/moit), access to care during\npregnancy and around the time of birth is not consistently available across\nthe country. In Missouri, 11.2% of babies were born to women living in rural\ncounties, yet only 3.7% of maternity care providers practice in those areas.\nThis disparity underscores the need for innovative, community-based solutions.\n\nTo help address these gaps, Aetna Better Health of Missouri is collaborating\nwith the GMHRC, a nonprofit organization supported by Mission Mobile Medical\n(https://pr.report/moiu), a provider of mobile health care solutions, and\nMissouri Highlands Health Care (https://pr.report/moiv), a Community Health\nCenter (CHC), to launch and operate a mobile health unit. The clinic will\ndeliver women's care services and connection to prenatal, postpartum, primary\ncare and maternal mental health services to communities facing barriers to\ncare. The clinic will be staffed by a health care provider and deliver\nservices to all members of the community, regardless of insurance status.\n\n\"This collaboration represents an important step toward ensuring that all\nwomen, regardless of where they live, have access to high-quality maternal\nhealth services,\" said Lisa Baird, CEO of Aetna Better Health of Missouri. \"By\nbringing care directly into rural communities, we're helping remove barriers\nand creating healthier futures for mothers and their babies.\"\n\nThe initiative will kick off with a ribbon cutting event today at Missouri\nHighlands Health Care in Poplar Bluff. The event is open to community leaders\nand will feature tours of the clinic.\n\nThe mobile clinic will begin scheduling patients in the community on June 29,\n2026 at a launch event located at Town and Country Grocery in Piedmont. The\nlaunch event will be open to the public and attendees will have the\nopportunity to tour the clinic and receive educational materials focused on\nwomen's, maternal and mental health.\n\nThe mobile clinic will regularly visit 10 locations over the next year across\nareas served by Missouri Highlands Health Care in Southeast Missouri. Site\nselection will be guided by data related to maternal health care needs, access\nbarriers and community capacity. More information is available on the Missouri\nHighlands Health Care website (https://pr.report/moiw).\n\n\"At Missouri Highlands Health Care, we see firsthand the challenges rural\nfamilies face in accessing timely maternal care,\" said Karen R. White, CEO of\nMissouri Highlands Health Care. \"This mobile unit allows us to meet patients\nwhere they are, expanding access to essential primary, prenatal, postpartum\nand behavioral health services and strengthening continuity of care across the\ncommunities we serve.\"\n\n\"This initiative demonstrates the power of collaboration in addressing some of\nthe most pressing health care challenges facing rural communities,\" said Maria\nVictoria Ferraris, Executive Director of the Global Mobile Healthcare Research\nConsortium. \"By combining resources, expertise and community insight, we can\nexpand access to essential maternal care and improve outcomes for families\nacross Missouri.\"\n\nAetna Better Health of Missouri remains committed to collaborating with local\norganizations to strengthen health care access where it is needed most.\n\n###\n\nAbout Aetna Medicaid\n\nAetna Medicaid Administrators LLC (Aetna Medicaid), a CVS Health company, has\nover 30 years of experience managing the care of Medicaid members, using\ninnovative approaches and a local presence in each market to achieve both\nsuccessful health care results and effective cost outcomes. Aetna Medicaid has\nexpertise serving high-need Medicaid members, including those who are dually\neligible for Medicaid and Medicare. Currently, Aetna Medicaid owns and/or\nadministers Medicaid managed health care plans under the names of Aetna Better\nHealth and other affiliate names. Together, these plans serve members in 15\nstates, including Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,\nMichigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia\nand West Virginia. For more information, see www.aetnabetterhealth.com.\n\nAbout CVS Health\n\nCVS Health (https://pr.report/moiy) is a leading health solutions company\nsimplifying health care one person, one family and one community at a time. As\nof March 31, 2026, the Company had approximately 9,000 retail pharmacy\nlocations, more than 1,000 walk-in and primary care medical clinics and a\nleading pharmacy benefits manager with approximately 88 million plan members.\nThe Company also serves an estimated more than 37 million people through a\nbroad range of health insurance products and related services. The Company's\nintegrated model uses personalized, technology driven services to connect\npeople to simply better health, increasing access to quality care, delivering\nbetter outcomes, and lowering overall costs.\n\nAbout the Global Mobile Healthcare Research Consortium (GMHRC)\n\nThe Global Mobile Healthcare Research Consortium is a nonprofit organization\ndedicated to advancing mobile healthcare delivery through research, program\ndesign, and community partnership. Supported by Mission Mobile Medical, the\nGMHRC brings together clinical experts, researchers, and community health\norganizations to develop evidence-based mobile health programs that expand\naccess to care in underserved and rural communities across the United States\nand globally.\n\nMedia contact\n\nMonica Prinzing\nMonica.Prinzing@CVSHealth.com\n\nFind more stories and multimedia from CVS Health at 3blmedia.com.\n(https://pr.report/moiz)\n\nContact Info:\nSpokesperson: CVS Health\nWebsite: https://www.3blmedia.com/profiles/cvs-health\nEmail: info@3blmedia.com\n\nSOURCE: CVS Health\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/healthcare-and-pharmaceutical/aetna-better-health-of-missouri-collaborates-with-community-focused-o-1178539)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nACSLccV8a","title":"Aetna Better Health of Missouri Collaborates With Community-Focused Organizations To Expand Access to Maternal Care in Rural Communities","author":"ACCESSWIRE","ticker":"CVS","created":"2026-06-17T13:00:02.034Z","tickers":["CVS"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"$720,000 commitment powers mobile clinic delivering prenatal, postpartum and\nmental health services to Southeast Missouri\n\nOriginally published on CVS Health Company Newsroom\n(https://www.cvshealth.com/news/medicaid/aetna-better-health-of-missouri-collaborates-with-community-focused-organizations.html)\n\nPOPLAR BLUFF, MO / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / June\n17, 2026 / Aetna Better Health of Missouri, a CVS Health company (NYSE:CVS),\ntoday announced a new collaboration with community-focused organizations to\nimprove maternal health and women's health outcomes in rural Missouri. Through\na $720,000 commitment made by Aetna via the Global Mobile Healthcare Research\nConsortium (GMHRC) (https://pr.report/mois), the initiative will bring mobile\nwomen's care services and connection to maternal health services directly to\ncommunities in Southeast Missouri.\n\nAccess to maternity care remains a pressing challenge in rural areas.\nAccording to March of Dimes (https://pr.report/moit), access to care during\npregnancy and around the time of birth is not consistently available across\nthe country. In Missouri, 11.2% of babies were born to women living in rural\ncounties, yet only 3.7% of maternity care providers practice in those areas.\nThis disparity underscores the need for innovative, community-based solutions.\n\nTo help address these gaps, Aetna Better Health of Missouri is collaborating\nwith the GMHRC, a nonprofit organization supported by Mission Mobile Medical\n(https://pr.report/moiu), a provider of mobile health care solutions, and\nMissouri Highlands Health Care (https://pr.report/moiv), a Community Health\nCenter (CHC), to launch and operate a mobile health unit. The clinic will\ndeliver women's care services and connection to prenatal, postpartum, primary\ncare and maternal mental health services to communities facing barriers to\ncare. The clinic will be staffed by a health care provider and deliver\nservices to all members of the community, regardless of insurance status.\n\n\"This collaboration represents an important step toward ensuring that all\nwomen, regardless of where they live, have access to high-quality maternal\nhealth services,\" said Lisa Baird, CEO of Aetna Better Health of Missouri. \"By\nbringing care directly into rural communities, we're helping remove barriers\nand creating healthier futures for mothers and their babies.\"\n\nThe initiative will kick off with a ribbon cutting event today at Missouri\nHighlands Health Care in Poplar Bluff. The event is open to community leaders\nand will feature tours of the clinic.\n\nThe mobile clinic will begin scheduling patients in the community on June 29,\n2026 at a launch event located at Town and Country Grocery in Piedmont. The\nlaunch event will be open to the public and attendees will have the\nopportunity to tour the clinic and receive educational materials focused on\nwomen's, maternal and mental health.\n\nThe mobile clinic will regularly visit 10 locations over the next year across\nareas served by Missouri Highlands Health Care in Southeast Missouri. Site\nselection will be guided by data related to maternal health care needs, access\nbarriers and community capacity. More information is available on the Missouri\nHighlands Health Care website (https://pr.report/moiw).\n\n\"At Missouri Highlands Health Care, we see firsthand the challenges rural\nfamilies face in accessing timely maternal care,\" said Karen R. White, CEO of\nMissouri Highlands Health Care. \"This mobile unit allows us to meet patients\nwhere they are, expanding access to essential primary, prenatal, postpartum\nand behavioral health services and strengthening continuity of care across the\ncommunities we serve.\"\n\n\"This initiative demonstrates the power of collaboration in addressing some of\nthe most pressing health care challenges facing rural communities,\" said Maria\nVictoria Ferraris, Executive Director of the Global Mobile Healthcare Research\nConsortium. \"By combining resources, expertise and community insight, we can\nexpand access to essential maternal care and improve outcomes for families\nacross Missouri.\"\n\nAetna Better Health of Missouri remains committed to collaborating with local\norganizations to strengthen health care access where it is needed most.\n\n###\n\nAbout Aetna Medicaid\n\nAetna Medicaid Administrators LLC (Aetna Medicaid), a CVS Health company, has\nover 30 years of experience managing the care of Medicaid members, using\ninnovative approaches and a local presence in each market to achieve both\nsuccessful health care results and effective cost outcomes. Aetna Medicaid has\nexpertise serving high-need Medicaid members, including those who are dually\neligible for Medicaid and Medicare. Currently, Aetna Medicaid owns and/or\nadministers Medicaid managed health care plans under the names of Aetna Better\nHealth and other affiliate names. Together, these plans serve members in 15\nstates, including Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,\nMichigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia\nand West Virginia. For more information, see www.aetnabetterhealth.com.\n\nAbout CVS Health\n\nCVS Health (https://pr.report/moiy) is a leading health solutions company\nsimplifying health care one person, one family and one community at a time. As\nof March 31, 2026, the Company had approximately 9,000 retail pharmacy\nlocations, more than 1,000 walk-in and primary care medical clinics and a\nleading pharmacy benefits manager with approximately 88 million plan members.\nThe Company also serves an estimated more than 37 million people through a\nbroad range of health insurance products and related services. The Company's\nintegrated model uses personalized, technology driven services to connect\npeople to simply better health, increasing access to quality care, delivering\nbetter outcomes, and lowering overall costs.\n\nAbout the Global Mobile Healthcare Research Consortium (GMHRC)\n\nThe Global Mobile Healthcare Research Consortium is a nonprofit organization\ndedicated to advancing mobile healthcare delivery through research, program\ndesign, and community partnership. Supported by Mission Mobile Medical, the\nGMHRC brings together clinical experts, researchers, and community health\norganizations to develop evidence-based mobile health programs that expand\naccess to care in underserved and rural communities across the United States\nand globally.\n\nMedia contact\n\nMonica Prinzing\nMonica.Prinzing@CVSHealth.com\n\nFind more stories and multimedia from CVS Health at 3blmedia.com.\n(https://pr.report/moiz)\n\nContact Info:\nSpokesperson: CVS Health\nWebsite: https://www.3blmedia.com/profiles/cvs-health\nEmail: info@3blmedia.com\n\nSOURCE: CVS Health\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/healthcare-and-pharmaceutical/aetna-better-health-of-missouri-collaborates-with-community-focused-o-1178539)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. 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