HR6716-118

Introduced

To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 11, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HA55B6D0E1F9E4FCFB28AFF8689306592: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Healthy Maternity and Obstetric Medicine Act or the Healthy MOM Act.
  • Section HA01DE9737E91409CAA42C796EBF660D0: 2. Findings; purpose Congress finds the following: Pregnancy is a significant life event for millions of women in the United States each year. For more than 30...
  • Section H082D8794A9FC473EB2F4FA60FBE3034A: 3. Providing for a special enrollment period for pregnant individuals Section 2702(b)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–1(b)(2)) is amended...
  • Section HF1484A9AD73D4536A0E6C7310D197157: 4. Coverage of maternity care for dependent children Section 2719A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–19a) is amended— in subsection (e), by...
  • Section HCFE8FF607C8A494493B8CE220466D2E8: 5. Federal employee health benefit plans The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall issue such regulations as are necessary to ensure that...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Government Operations, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Government Operations Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies: ,
health care providers and patients: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 11, 2023

Mrs. Watson Coleman (for herself, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Government Operations Finance
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

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