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H.R. 4996 (116th)

Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services Act of 2020

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Introduced

8 November 2019

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Summary

Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services Act of 2019 or the Helping MOMS Act of 2019 This bill allows states to provide one year of postpartum coverage under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). (Current law requires 60 days of postpartum coverage.) Additionally, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission must report on specified information relating to coverage of doula services under state Medicaid programs, including coverage barriers and recommendations for improvement.

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