benchmarking reports as a function of the hospital’s, 
practice’s, health or birth center’s, or clinic’s moni-
toring of its clinical process and performance (in-
cluding process and outcome measures). 
(10) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall establish mechanisms to provide technical as-
sistance to hospitals, practices, health or birth cen-
ters, and clinics participating as maternity care 
homes under the program. 
(11) PAYMENTS
TO
STATES.—The Secretary 
shall pay each State participating in the program an 
amount equal to 100 percent of the amounts ex-
pended by the State for services provided to an eligi-
ble individual under the program, including adminis-
trative expenses. 
(12) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$50,000,000 to carry out this section. Funds appro-
priated under this paragraph shall remain available 
until expended. 
(c) EVALUATIONS AND PROGRAM REPORTS.— 
(1) ANNUAL INTERIM EVALUATIONS AND RE-
PORTS.—For each year of the program, the Sec-
retary shall provide for an interim evaluation of the 
program and shall submit to Congress and the Med-
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icaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission 
established under section 1900 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396) (in this subsection referred to 
as ‘‘MACPAC’’) reports on the results of such eval-
uations. 
(2) FINAL
EVALUATION
AND
REPORT.—The 
Secretary shall provide for a final evaluation of the 
program and shall submit to Congress and 
MACPAC, not later than 1 year after completion of 
the program, a final report on the program based on 
the results of such evaluation. Such final report shall 
include— 
(A) an assessment of improvements in 
quality and outcomes of childbearing women 
and newborns identified under the program 
goals specified in subsection (b)(4); 
(B) an assessment of the women’s experi-
ence of care and the maternity care providers’ 
satisfaction; 
(C) an assessment of which women, based 
on demographic factors, such as age, race, sex-
ual orientation, disability, ethnicity, and socio-
economic status, benefit the most from partici-
pating in a maternity care home; 
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(D) estimates of cost savings to Medicaid, 
CHIP, and other Federal programs resulting 
from the program; and 
(E) recommendations for such legislation 
and administrative action as the Secretary de-
termines to be appropriate. 
(d) 
CONSULTATION
WITH
RELEVANT
STAKE-
HOLDERS.—In carrying out the activities under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall consult with the following stake-
holders on selection and evaluation of the program, setting 
of payment and incentives criteria, and other activities de-
termined by the Secretary (in addition to the issues for 
which consultation with such stakeholders is required in 
other subsections of this section): 
(1) States. 
(2) National organizations and individuals rep-
resenting obstetrician-gynecologists, family physi-
cians, certified nurse-midwives and certified mid-
wives, advanced practice nurses, registered nurses, 
and physician assistants. 
(3) National organizations representing con-
sumers. 
(4) Health care providers that furnish care to 
women who live in urban and rural medically under-
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served communities and are at heightened risk for 
poor health outcomes. 
(5) National organizations and individuals with 
expertise in maternity health quality measurement 
and coding and reimbursement related issues. 
(6) National organizations and individuals that 
provide social and medical services to pregnant 
women, such as mental health professionals and so-
cial workers. 
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