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HR 2745 115th Congress House

Healthy MOM Act

Official title: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 25, 2017 Introduced by: Watson Coleman, Bonnie Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresChild healthEmployee benefits and pensionsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Health care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessMedicaidOffice of Personnel Management (OPM)Women's health
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Jun 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 9, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 25, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
May 25, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 12, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Healthy Maternity and Obstetric Medicine Act or the Healthy MOM Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act and Internal Revenue Code to require health insurers, health insurance exchanges, and group health plans to offer a special enrollment period to pregnant individuals. The special enrollment period offered by an insurer or exchange must begin when the pregnancy is reported to the insurer or exchange. The special enrollment period offered by a group health plan must begin when the pregnancy is reported to the plan or is confirmed by a health care provider.

Coverage offered by a group health plan or health insurer that covers dependents must provide coverage for maternity care to all covered individuals.

The Office of Personnel Management must ensure that eligible pregnant women are allowed to enroll in federal employee health benefit plans outside of the open enrollment period.

This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to revise the range in which a state must establish a maximum level of family income for pregnant women and infants to be eligible for Medicaid. The upper limit of the range is eliminated and the lower limit is set to the level in place, or specified in an amendment to a state plan, on January 1, 2014.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 42
All 42 Democratic 40
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Sep 14, 2017
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 13, 2017
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Chu, Judy
California · Jun 6, 2017
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Lieu, Ted
California · Jun 6, 2017
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · May 25, 2017
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 25, 2017
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · May 25, 2017
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 25, 2017
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · May 25, 2017
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · May 25, 2017
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · May 25, 2017
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 25, 2017
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 25, 2017
Delaney, John
· May 25, 2017
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · May 25, 2017
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 25, 2017
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · May 25, 2017
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · May 25, 2017
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · May 25, 2017
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · May 25, 2017
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Garamendi, John
California · May 25, 2017
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Green, Al
Texas · May 25, 2017
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Huffman, Jared
California · May 25, 2017
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · May 25, 2017
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 25, 2017
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · May 25, 2017
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Khanna, Ro
California · May 25, 2017
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· May 25, 2017
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 25, 2017
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 25, 2017
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 25, 2017
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · May 25, 2017
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 25, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 25, 2017
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Peters, Scott H.
California · May 25, 2017
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 25, 2017
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Takano, Mark
California · May 25, 2017
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 25, 2017
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Tonko, Paul
New York · May 25, 2017
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · May 25, 2017
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Waters, Maxine
California · May 25, 2017
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 25, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2745: Healthy MOM Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2745/
MLA
"H.R. 2745: Healthy MOM Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2745/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2745, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2745/.
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[H.R. 2745: Healthy MOM Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2745/)
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