HR 5457 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act

Introduced Apr 10, 2018 Originated House Sponsor Eliot L. Engel D-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 18, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedApr 10, 2018
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Under current law, the CMS must contract with a consensus-based entity to carry out specified duties regarding performance measurement. The bill requires such an entity to facilitate increased coordination and alignment between the public and private sector with respect to quality and efficiency measures.

Cosponsors 21

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2018 to Nov 9, 2018, with 14 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalApr 10, 2018
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalApr 10, 2018
D-NMBen Ray LujánOriginalApr 10, 2018
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalApr 10, 2018
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalApr 10, 2018
R-AKDon YoungOriginalApr 10, 2018
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalApr 10, 2018
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalApr 10, 2018
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthOriginalApr 10, 2018
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalApr 10, 2018
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalApr 10, 2018
D-NMMichelle Lujan GrishamOriginalApr 10, 2018
R-OHSteve StiversOriginalApr 10, 2018
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalApr 10, 2018
D-MNBetty McCollumApr 23, 2018
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 18, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
  2. Apr 10, 2018Introduced in House
  3. Apr 10, 2018Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2637Quality Care for Moms and Babies ActRelated billApr 10, 2018

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

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  1. Apr 10, 2018Introduced in House

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