MOMMA’s Act

Bill: 116-hr-1897
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Dental care
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Inflation and prices
Medicaid
Medical education
Medical research
Mental health
Minority health
Racial and ethnic relations
Sales and excise taxes
Surgery and anesthesia
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 

Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act or the MOMMA's Act

 
This bill establishes various programs and requirements to support the prevention of maternal mortality. Specifically, the bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide technical assistance and best practices for collecting data, standardizing reporting, and preventing maternal mortality. The CDC also must provide grants for state-based collaboratives to improve care immediately before and after birth and improve outcomes for maternal and infant health.
 
 Further, the Health Resources and Services Administration must establish a grants program to support national organizations in assisting state-level health care systems to implement standardized, evidence-informed processes for maternal health focusing on reducing maternal mortality.
 
The bill also establishes regional centers to address implicit bias and cultural competency in the delivery of health care services. Specified institutions that provide education and training to health care professionals and focus on maternal mortality are eligible for funding through the program.
 
 The bill extends coverage for pregnant and postpartum women under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program for one year postpartum and such coverage is revised to include oral health services.
 
 Additionally, the bill (1) increases the excise tax on specified tobacco products, including cigarettes; (2) expands the definition of other tobacco products to include any such product as determined by the Food and Drug Administration; and (3) requires that such products are taxed at a rate equivalent to cigarettes on a per-use basis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House