Maternal CARE Act
- Last Action
- 4/20/2021
Actions
- 2021-04-20Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2021-04-20Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-20 (00)
Maternal Care Access and Reducing Emergencies Act or the Maternal CARE Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to health-professional training programs for training that addresses implicit bias (e.g., racial bias) in the practice of obstetrics and gynecology.
HHS must also award grants to up to 10 states for pregnancy medical-home programs that reduce adverse maternal-health outcomes and racial disparities. Among other requirements, such programs must prioritize the care of uninsured individuals or Medicaid enrollees.
The National Academy of Medicine must make recommendations for incorporating bias recognition in clinical-skills tests at medical schools.
Subjects
- Alternative treatments
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Education programs funding
- Employment and training programs
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care quality
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Home and outpatient care
- Medical education
- Minority health
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Sex and reproductive health
- State and local government operations
- Women's health
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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