To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicaid coverage protections for pregnant and post-partum women while receiving inpatient treatment for a substance use disorder, and for other purposes.
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to develop guidance for states on neonatal abstinence syndrome services, including coverage options under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The Government Accountability Office must also study Medicaid coverage gaps for pregnant and postpartum women with substance-use disorders.
Child healthCongressional oversightDrug, alcohol, tobacco useFamily relationshipsGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth facilities and institutionsHealth promotion and preventive careHome and outpatient careHospital careMedicaidMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthWomen's health
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicaid coverage protections for pregnant and post-partum women while receiving inpatient treatment for a substance use disorder, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5789| House
| Updated: 6/12/2018
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to develop guidance for states on neonatal abstinence syndrome services, including coverage options under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The Government Accountability Office must also study Medicaid coverage gaps for pregnant and postpartum women with substance-use disorders.
Child healthCongressional oversightDrug, alcohol, tobacco useFamily relationshipsGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth facilities and institutionsHealth promotion and preventive careHome and outpatient careHospital careMedicaidMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthWomen's health