BABIES Act

Summary

Birth Access Benefiting Improved Essential Facility Services Act or the BABIES Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a Medicaid demonstration program to improve freestanding birth center services for women with low-risk pregnancies. Among other things, the CMS must (1) publish criteria for freestanding birth centers to participate in the program, including specified accreditation, licensure, and service requirements; (2) publish guidance for states to establish prospective payment systems under Medicaid for program participants; and (3) award planning grants for states to develop program proposals. The CMS may choose up to six states to participate in the program.

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Timeline

1. 20 November 2019

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 November 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 20 November 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 21 November 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 20 November 2019 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 20 November 2019

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 20 November 2019

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 20 November 2019

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Sponsors

• Katherine Clark · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Joseph Kennedy · D · Cosponsor
• LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD · D · Cosponsor
• Bennie Thompson · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

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