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Introduced
06/23/2015
06/23/2015
In Committee
07/02/2015
07/02/2015
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2017
01/03/2017
Introduced Session
114th Congress
Bill Summary
Healthy MOM Act Healthy Maternity and Obstetric Medicine 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 women beginning when the pregnancy is reported to the issuer, exchange, or plan. 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.
AI Summary
This bill, known as the Healthy MOM Act or Healthy Maternity and Obstetric Medicine Act, aims to improve access to healthcare for pregnant women by requiring health insurers, health insurance exchanges (marketplaces where individuals can buy health insurance), and group health plans (insurance provided by employers) to offer a special enrollment period. This special enrollment period would begin as soon as a pregnancy is reported to the insurer, exchange, or plan, allowing pregnant women to enroll in coverage outside of the usual open enrollment periods. Additionally, the Office of Personnel Management, which oversees federal employee health benefits, must ensure that eligible pregnant women can enroll in these plans outside of the standard enrollment window, treating pregnancy as a qualifying life event that allows for enrollment changes. The bill's purpose is to protect the health of women and newborns by ensuring access to affordable health coverage during pregnancy, recognizing that timely maternity care leads to better health outcomes and can reduce overall healthcare costs.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (102)
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)*,
Alma Adams (D),
Karen Bass (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Xavier Becerra (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Brendan Boyle (D),
Corrine Brown (D),
Cheri Bustos (D),
G. Butterfield (D),
Lois Capps (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
John Carney (D),
André Carson (D),
Matt Cartwright (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Judy Chu (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Katherine Clark (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Jim Clyburn (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Gerry Connolly (D),
John Conyers (D),
Joseph Crowley (WFP),
Danny Davis (D),
John Delaney (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Donna Edwards (D),
Keith Ellison (D),
Eliot Engel (D),
Sam Farr (D),
Chaka Fattah (D),
Bill Foster (D),
Lois Frankel (D),
Marcia Fudge (D),
Ruben Gallego (D),
John Garamendi (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Luis Gutiérrez (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Michael Honda (D),
Jared Huffman (D),
Steve Israel (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Eddie Johnson (D),
Marcy Kaptur (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
Ann Kirkpatrick (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
James Langevin (D),
Brenda Lawrence (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Sander Levin (D),
John Lewis (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Michelle Lujan Grisham (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Sean Maloney (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Jim McDermott (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Gregory Meeks (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Donald Norcross (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Beto O'Rourke (D),
Bill Pascrell (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Cedric Richmond (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
Tim Ryan (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
David Scott (D),
Albio Sires (D),
Jackie Speier (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Dina Titus (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Norma Torres (D),
Chris Van Hollen (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Marc Veasey (D),
Filemón Vela (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Maxine Waters (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 07/02/2015)
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