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This bill aims to improve maternal health outcomes, especially for underserved populations, through investments in technology. Key provisions include: 1. Directing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to focus on providing telehealth tools to screen and treat common pregnancy-related complications for Medicaid beneficiaries during pregnancy and up to 1 year postpartum. 2. Establishing a grant program to evaluate, develop, and expand the use of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models to improve maternal health outcomes in health professional shortage areas, areas with high maternal mortality/morbidity and disparities, and for medically underserved populations. 3. Creating a separate grant program to promote equity in maternal health outcomes by increasing access to digital tools, with a focus on areas with high rates of adverse maternal health outcomes and significant racial/ethnic disparities. 4. Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to study the use of artificial intelligence in maternal health care, including its potential to reduce disparities and any associated privacy/security concerns.

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