BABIES Act
- Last Action
- 5/19/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-19Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2021-05-19Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-19 (00)
Birth Access Benefiting Improved Essential Facility Services Act or the BABIES Act
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a Medicaid demonstration program to improve freestanding birth center services for women with low-risk pregnancies.
Among other things, the CMS must (1) publish criteria for freestanding birth centers to participate in the program, including specified accreditation, licensure, and service requirements; (2) publish guidance for states to establish prospective payment systems under Medicaid for program participants; and (3) award planning grants for states to develop program proposals. The CMS may choose up to six states to participate in the program.
Cosponsors (1)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Subjects
- Child health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Hospital care
- Licensing and registrations
- Medicaid
- Women's health
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