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This bill, the Maximizing Outcomes for Moms through Medicaid Improvement and Enhancement of Services Act (MOMMIES Act), aims to improve Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for low-income mothers. The key provisions of the bill include: extending continuous Medicaid and CHIP coverage for pregnant and postpartum individuals from 60 days to 1 year (or longer at the state's option); requiring Medicaid and CHIP to provide full benefits for pregnant and postpartum individuals for at least 1 year; requiring coverage of oral health services for pregnant and postpartum individuals; establishing maintenance of effort requirements for Medicaid and CHIP to prevent states from reducing coverage for low-income pregnant individuals; providing an enhanced federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for state expenditures related to the bill's requirements; and creating a Maternity Care Home Demonstration Project to improve maternal and infant care outcomes, birth equity, and access to prenatal and postpartum care.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3063/all-info