Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act updates and extends the federal maternal mortality review program. It adds obstetricians and gynecologists to the clinical specialties involved in maternal mortality review, changes some data language from mandatory availability to if-available collection, and directs review programs to coordinate with death certifiers to improve death record reports and the quality of death records, including amending cause-of-death information where appropriate. The bill adds a new best-practices provision requiring the HHS Secretary, through CDC and in consultation with HRSA, to disseminate maternal mortality and morbidity prevention best practices to hospitals, state professional society groups, and perinatal quality collaboratives at least once per fiscal year. It reauthorizes the program at $100 million annually for fiscal years 2025 through 2029.
Who Benefits and How
Pregnant and postpartum patients benefit if better death reviews and annual best practices help hospitals prevent maternal mortality and morbidity. Maternal mortality review committees benefit from clearer involvement of obstetricians and gynecologists and better death-record coordination. Hospitals and perinatal quality collaboratives benefit from annual CDC-disseminated prevention best practices. State professional society groups benefit from federally curated practices they can share with clinicians.
Who Bears the Burden and How
CDC must disseminate prevention best practices annually and support program administration at the higher authorization level. HRSA must consult on best-practice dissemination tied to relevant maternal health programs. Death certifiers and vital-record offices must coordinate with review programs to improve death certificates and cause-of-death information. Federal taxpayers fund the $100 million annual authorization through fiscal year 2029.
Key Provisions
- Extends Preventing Maternal Deaths funding at $100 million per year for fiscal years 2025 through 2029.
- Adds obstetricians and gynecologists to the clinical specialties involved in maternal mortality review.
- Requires coordination with death certifiers to improve death records and cause-of-death information.
- Directs CDC, in consultation with HRSA, to disseminate maternal mortality and morbidity prevention best practices at least annually.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Reauthorizes the Preventing Maternal Deaths program at $100 million per year for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, adds obstetricians and gynecologists to review-committee clinical specialties, improves death-record coordination, and requires CDC and HRSA to disseminate maternal mortality and morbidity prevention best practices annually.
Key Policy Areas
Maternal Health, Public Health, Health Care
Primary Purpose
Reauthorizes the Preventing Maternal Deaths program at $100 million per year for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, adds obstetricians and gynecologists to review-committee clinical specialties, improves death-record coordination, and requires CDC and HRSA to disseminate maternal mortality and morbidity prevention best practices annually.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Pregnant and postpartum patients
- Maternal mortality review committees
- Hospitals
- State professional society groups
Identified Costs
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- Death certifiers
- Federal taxpayers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Kelly …
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration
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