HR 4695 114th Congress House

Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act

Official title: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to improve the quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under the Medicaid and CHIP programs by devel… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to improve the quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under the Medicaid and CHIP programs by developing maternity care quality measures and supporting maternity care quality collaboratives.

Introduced: June 7, 2016 See on congress.gov

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Health facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingMedicaidPerformance measurementState and local government operationsWomen's health

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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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

Introduced in House

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.

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Latest action March 9, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

Related & companion bills 2

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 29

Bonamici, Suzanne

Oregon · Sep 28, 2016

Young, David

· Sep 13, 2016

Lieu, Ted

California · Sep 6, 2016

Aguilar, Pete

California · Jul 14, 2016

Cohen, Steve

Tennessee · Jul 14, 2016

Luján, Ben Ray

New Mexico · Jul 14, 2016

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Jul 14, 2016

Chu, Judy

California · Jul 5, 2016

Costello, Ryan

· Jun 21, 2016

DeSaulnier, Mark

California · Jun 21, 2016

Pocan, Mark

Wisconsin · Jun 21, 2016

Garamendi, John

California · Jun 14, 2016

Lofgren, Zoe

California · Jun 13, 2016

Matsui, Doris O.

California · Jun 13, 2016

Beatty, Joyce

Ohio · Jun 9, 2016

DeGette, Diana

Colorado · Jun 9, 2016

DeLauro, Rosa L.

Connecticut · Jun 8, 2016

Clarke, Yvette D.

New York · Jun 7, 2016

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Jun 7, 2016

Wasserman Schultz, Debbie

Florida · Jun 7, 2016

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Jun 3, 2016

Amodei, Mark E.

Nevada · May 13, 2016

Castor, Kathy

Florida · May 12, 2016

WALDEN, GREG

· May 12, 2016

Valadao, David G.

California · Apr 29, 2016

Tonko, Paul

New York · Apr 26, 2016

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