Bill115th CongressFiled Apr 10, 2018Health
S. 2637
Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Apr 10, 2018)
Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act
This bill directs the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to:
- identify and publish a recommended core set of maternal and infant quality measures for women and children, as specified by the bill;
- publish an initial core set of any such measures applicable to mothers and infants eligible under Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP);
- establish a Maternal and Infant Quality Measurement Program; and
- establish an online clearinghouse of resources for entities working to improve maternity and infant care quality.
The CMS may make grants to eligible entities for:
- the development of new state and regional maternity and infant care quality collaboratives;
- expanded activities of existing collaboratives; and
- maternity and infant care initiatives within established state and regional quality collaboratives that are not focused exclusively on maternity care.
What just happenedApr 10, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI](D-MI)Sponsor
10 cosponsors10 D
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- Introduced in SenateApr 10, 2018
- Apr 10, 2018IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Apr 10, 2018IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate