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Introduced
05/15/2019
05/15/2019
In Committee
05/16/2019
05/16/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women, and for other purposes. 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.
AI Summary
This bill, the Healthy Maternity and Obstetric Medicine (Healthy MOM) Act, 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 for pregnant individuals. The special enrollment period begins when the pregnancy is reported to the insurer or exchange. The bill also makes pregnancy a qualifying life event for enrolling in a federal employee health benefit plan. Additionally, group health plans and health insurers that cover dependents must provide coverage for maternity care to all covered individuals. The bill also revises Medicaid eligibility requirements to maintain coverage for pregnant individuals and infants and provides for 12-month continuous Medicaid and CHIP coverage for pregnant and postpartum individuals.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (88)
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)*,
Alma Adams (D),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Karen Bass (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Sanford Bishop (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Brendan Boyle (D),
Anthony Brown (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Katherine Clark (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Lacy Clay (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Gerry Connolly (D),
TJ Cox (D),
Madeleine Dean (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Michael Doyle (D),
Eliot Engel (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Bill Foster (D),
Lois Frankel (D),
Marcia Fudge (D),
Ruben Gallego (D),
Chuy García (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Debra Haaland (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Bill Keating (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Ann Kirkpatrick (D),
James Langevin (D),
Rick Larsen (D),
Brenda Lawrence (D),
Al Lawson (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
John Lewis (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Sean Maloney (D),
Lucy McBath (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Gregory Meeks (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Bill Pascrell (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Ed Perlmutter (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Cedric Richmond (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Tim Ryan (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
Kim Schrier (D),
David Scott (D),
José Serrano (D),
Brad Sherman (D),
Albio Sires (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Haley Stevens (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
David Trone (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Marc Veasey (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Jennifer Wexton (D),
Susan Wild (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 05/16/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2778/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2778/BILLS-116hr2778ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2778/BILLS-116hr2778ih.pdf.pdf |
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