Healthy MOM Act
- Last Action
- 5/12/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-12Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-05-11Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Oversight and 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.
- 2021-05-11Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Oversight and 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.
- 2021-05-11Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Oversight and 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.
- 2021-05-11Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Oversight and 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.
- 2021-05-11Introduced in House
- 2021-05-11Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-11 (00)
Healthy Maternity and Obstetric Medicine Act or the Healthy MOM Act
This bill expands health insurance coverage availability for pregnant individuals. It requires 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. The bill also makes pregnancy a qualifying life event for the purpose of enrolling in a federal employee health benefit plan.
Additionally, a group health plan or health insurer that covers dependents must provide coverage for maternity care to all covered individuals.
Any individual who is eligible for Medicaid and is, or becomes, pregnant maintains such eligibility for one year after the end of the pregnancy. The bill revises 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 on January 1, 2014.
Cosponsors (20)
- Alma Adams (D-NC)
- Karen Bass (D-CA)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- SANFORD BISHOP (D-GA)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
- JAMES COOPER (D-TN)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Bill Foster (D-IL)
- Lois Frankel (D-FL)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- Mondaire Jones (D-NY)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Medicaid
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- Women's health
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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