Connected MOM Act

Bill: 117-s-801
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2021-03-17
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

Women's health
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-17
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 report, and provide resources for states, on 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.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 801 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17 (legislative day, March 16), 2021 Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Ms. Hassan , Mr. Carper , Mr. Young , and Ms. Rosen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To identify and address barriers to coverage of remote physiologic devices under State Medicaid programs to improve maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act or the Connected MOM Act . 2. Coverage of remote physiologic monitoring devices and impact on maternal and child health outcomes under Medicaid (a) Report to Congress Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report containing information on authorities and State practices for covering remote physiological monitoring devices, including limitations and barriers to such coverage and the impact on maternal health outcomes, and to the extent appropriate, recommendations on how to address such limitations or barriers related to coverage of remote physiologic devices under State Medicaid programs, including, but not limited to, 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. (b) State resources Not later than 6 months after the submission of the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall update resources for State Medicaid programs, such as State Medicaid telehealth toolkits, to be consistent with the recommendations provided in such report.