S 2289 · in committee · significant
Healthy Moms and Babies Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- This bill expands Medicaid and CHIP coverage for maternal health services including maternity health homes and telehealth.
- Pregnant and postpartum women covered by Medicaid and CHIP are directly affected by these new services.
- The bill establishes demonstration programs and requires studies on doula services and maternal mortality reduction strategies.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would expanding Medicaid and CHIP maternity services affect pregnant women's access to care in states with lower current coverage?
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What evidence from the demonstration programs on doula services might justify the cost of implementing these services nationwide?
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Which groups—providers, insurers, or states—would bear the financial burden of establishing maternity health homes and telehealth infrastructure?
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Sponsor · R-IA
Chuck Grassley
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Introduced 2026-03-19
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Legislative timeline
2026-03-19 · senate · Committee
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
2025-07-15 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-07-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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