A bill to support States in their work to end preventable morbidity and mortality in maternity care by using evidence-based quality improvement to protect the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and in the postpartum period and to reduce neonatal and infant mortality, to eliminate racial disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3363| Senate
| Updated: 8/22/2018
Kamala D. Harris
Democratic Senator
California
Cosponsors (18)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Doug Jones (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)
Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Maternal Care Access and Reducing Emergencies Act or the Maternal CARE Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to health professional training programs for training that addresses implicit bias (e.g., racial bias) in the practice of obstetrics and gynecology. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Health Resources and Services Administration must award grants to up to 10 states for pregnancy medical home programs that reduce adverse maternal health outcomes and racial disparities. Among other requirements, such programs must prioritize the care of Medicaid enrollees. The National Academy of Medicine must make recommendations for incorporating bias recognition in clinical skills tests at medical schools.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Health
Child healthCongressional oversightDisability and health-based discriminationEmployment and training programsFamily planning and birth controlGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care qualityHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHome and outpatient careMedicaidMedical educationMedical researchMinority healthRacial and ethnic relationsSex and reproductive healthState and local government operationsWomen's health
A bill to support States in their work to end preventable morbidity and mortality in maternity care by using evidence-based quality improvement to protect the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and in the postpartum period and to reduce neonatal and infant mortality, to eliminate racial disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3363| Senate
| Updated: 8/22/2018
Maternal Care Access and Reducing Emergencies Act or the Maternal CARE Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to health professional training programs for training that addresses implicit bias (e.g., racial bias) in the practice of obstetrics and gynecology. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Health Resources and Services Administration must award grants to up to 10 states for pregnancy medical home programs that reduce adverse maternal health outcomes and racial disparities. Among other requirements, such programs must prioritize the care of Medicaid enrollees. The National Academy of Medicine must make recommendations for incorporating bias recognition in clinical skills tests at medical schools.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Kamala D. Harris
Democratic Senator
California
Cosponsors (18)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Doug Jones (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)
Finance Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Child healthCongressional oversightDisability and health-based discriminationEmployment and training programsFamily planning and birth controlGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care qualityHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHome and outpatient careMedicaidMedical educationMedical researchMinority healthRacial and ethnic relationsSex and reproductive healthState and local government operationsWomen's health