HR 4695
114th Congress
House
Health
Child health
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Medicaid
Performance measurement
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Women's health
Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act
Introduced: March 3, 2016
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 4, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 3, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 3, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act
This bill amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to:
- identify and publish a recommended core set of maternal and infant quality measures for women and children, as specified by the bill;
- publish an initial core set of any such measures applicable to mothers and infants eligible under Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP);
- establish a Maternal and Infant Quality Measurement Program; and
- establish an online clearinghouse of resources for entities working to improve maternity and infant care quality.
HHS may make grants to eligible entities for:
- the development of new state and regional maternity and infant care quality collaboratives;
- expanded activities of existing collaboratives; and
- maternity and infant care initiatives within established state and regional quality collaboratives that are not focused exclusively on maternity care.
Under current law, HHS must contract with a consensus-based entity to carry out specified duties regarding performance measurement. The bill requires such an entity to facilitate increased coordination and alignment between the public and private sector with respect to quality and efficiency measures.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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