H.R. 3620 (112th): Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act

Introduced:
Dec 08, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY17]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 896 on Feb 28, 2013. See H.R. 896 for current action on this subject.

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Status

This bill was introduced on December 8, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Dec 08, 2011
Referred to Committee Dec 08, 2011
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors (2D) (show)
Committees

House Energy and Commerce

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Full Title

To amend title IX of the Social Security Act to improve the quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under the Medicaid and CHIP programs by developing a maternity care quality measurement program, evaluating maternity care home models, and supporting maternity care quality collaboratives.

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Last updated Dec 08, 2011.
45 pages

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12/8/2011--Introduced.
Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a maternity care quality measurement program with respect to childbearing women and newborns for voluntary use by:
(1) a state in administering a state plan under SSA title XIX (Medicaid) or a state child health plan under SSA title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP),
(2) health insurance issuers and managed care entities contracting with states to administer such plans, and
(3) item and service providers (including accountable care organizations).
Directs the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities to support:
(1) the development of new state and regional maternity care quality collaboratives,
(2) expanded activities of existing maternity care quality collaboratives, and
(3) maternity care initiatives within established state and regional quality collaboratives that are not focused exclusively on maternity care.
Requires the Secretary to establish a maternity care home demonstration program.

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