Helping MOMS Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3345
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-19
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health care coverage and access

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Medicaid

Women's health
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services Act of 2021 or the Helping MOMS Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill permanently allows states to provide one year of postpartum coverage under Medicaid and temporarily increases the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for pregnancy-related services in states that choose to do so.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3345 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2021 Ms. Kelly of Illinois (for herself, Ms. Herrera Beutler , Ms. Underwood , Ms. Pressley , and Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and title XIX of the Social Security Act to promote extended coverage of pregnant and postpartum women under the Medicaid program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services Act of 2021 or the Helping MOMS Act of 2021 . 2. Promoting extended coverage of pregnant and postpartum women under the Medicaid program (a) Eliminating time limit on State option To elect extended coverage Section 9812(b) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 ) is amended by striking during the 5-year period . (b) Increasing FMAP for pregnancy-Related services for certain States Section 1905 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking and (ii) and inserting (ii), and (jj) ; (2) in subsection (ff), by striking and (ii) and inserting (ii), and (jj) ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (jj) Temporary increase in FMAP for pregnancy-Related services for certain States For each quarter occurring during the 4-quarter period beginning with the first calendar quarter during which a State makes the election described in section 1902(e)(16), the Federal medical assistance percentage for such State that would otherwise apply (including, if applicable, such percentage that would otherwise apply under subsection (y) or (z)) with respect to amounts expended by the State for medical assistance for pregnancy-related services (including prenatal, delivery, and post partum services) furnished during such quarter shall, after application of any increase, if applicable, under section 6008 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act or under subsection (ii), be increased by 5 percentage points. Application of the previous sentence may not result in the Federal medical assistance percentage for a State exceeding 100 percent. .