Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Foreign Policy.
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 H52D6821B3C37413593752F506DE9AB0D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act of 2026.
- Section H96786FF4BA1D4A82A667DD5E876AC76E: 2. CMS guidance Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue guidance on coverage...
- Section H51098FE9DD0540248FD32C841BC99866: 3. Postpartum pelvic health education campaign Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended by inserting after...
- Section H46847925C93A47B2993B4B0F5A5082AD: 317L–2. Postpartum pelvic health education campaign The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Government Operations, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
This bill, Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Ms. Blunt Rochester (for herself and Mr. Sullivan) introduced the …
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?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an examination to assess a patient for pelvic health related conditions that is composed of— an external evaluation that includes analysis of posture, joint integrity, muscle performance, quality of movement, and palpation and observation of the pelvic floor
an examination to assess a patient for pelvic health related conditions that is composed of— an external evaluation that includes analysis of posture, joint integrity, muscle performance, quality of movement, and palpation and observation of the pelvic floor
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