Connected MOM Act

Bill: 116-s-4859
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2020-10-26
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health

Congressional oversight

Digestive and metabolic diseases

Health care coverage and access

Health care quality

Health technology, devices, supplies

Medicaid

Rural conditions and development

Women's health
Latest action: action_date: 2020-10-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-10-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act or the Connected MOM Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services to recommend, and provide resources for states on, ways to expand coverage of remote physiologic devices and related services (e.g., blood glucose monitors) under Medicaid, so as to improve maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women, health care for underserved and rural populations, and chronic disease management.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4859 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 26 (legislative day, October 19), 2020 Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Ms. Hassan , Mr. Young , and Mr. Carper ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to make recommendations for improving maternal and child health outcomes using remote physiologic monitoring devices and expanding coverage of such devices under Medicaid.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act or the Connected MOM Act . 2. CMS recommendations for managing chronic disease and improving maternal and child health outcomes using remote physiologic monitoring devices and expanding coverage of such devices and related services under Medicaid (a) In general Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report containing recommendations from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for expanding coverage of remote physiologic devices and related services under Medicaid, including pulse oximeters, blood pressure cuffs, scales, and blood glucose monitors, with the goal of improving maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women enrolled in State Medicaid programs (including women with high risk pregnancies), improving access to, and the quality of, care for underserved and rural populations, and improving chronic disease management across populations. (b) Updates to State resources Not later than 90 days after the submission of the report under subsection (a), the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services shall update resources for State Medicaid programs, such as State Medicaid telehealth toolkits, consistent with the recommendations made by the report.