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Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act

Introduced: February 25, 2021 Introduced by: Kelly, Robin L. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Feb 26, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 25, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced in House
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Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to publish and periodically update guidance for hospitals, freestanding birth centers, and other maternal care providers on ways to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

The CMS must also report on the Medicaid payment methodologies that apply to facility transfers of pregnant women.

What's happening now February 26, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 408 Identical bill Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act
  • S 5015 Related bill Healthy Moms and Babies Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 29, 2021
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Feb 25, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1350: Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1350/
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"H.R. 1350: Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1350/.
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