Bill > HR6004

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 include: - Extending continuous Medicaid and CHIP coverage for pregnant and postpartum individuals from 60 days to 1 year (or longer if the state elects) after the end of pregnancy. - Requiring Medicaid and CHIP to provide the full scope of benefits to pregnant and postpartum individuals for at least 1 year after the end of pregnancy. - Requiring Medicaid to cover oral health services for pregnant and postpartum individuals. - Establishing maintenance of effort requirements to prevent states from restricting eligibility or reducing benefits for low-income pregnant individuals in Medicaid and CHIP. - Providing a 100% federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for the additional costs incurred by states due to the requirements of the bill. - Requiring a GAO study on gaps in coverage for pregnant, postpartum, and birthing individuals under Medicaid and CHIP. - Establishing a Maternity Care Home Demonstration Project to test models for improving maternal and infant health outcomes, particularly among underserved populations. - Reapplying the Medicare payment rate floor for primary care services provided under Medicaid and expanding the types of providers eligible for this higher payment rate. - Requiring a MACPAC report on Medicaid coverage of doula services and CMS guidance to states on increasing access to doula services. - Requiring a GAO report on states' use of telehealth to increase access to maternity care under Medicaid.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6004/all-info