Healthy MOM Act
Latest action · May 15, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedMay 15, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Healthy Maternity and Obstetric Medicine Act or the Healthy MOM Act
This bill expands health insurance coverage availability for pregnant individuals. It requires health insurers, health insurance exchanges, and group health plans to offer a special enrollment period to pregnant individuals. The special enrollment period offered by an insurer or exchange must begin when the pregnancy is reported to the insurer or exchange. The special enrollment period offered by a group health plan must begin when the pregnancy is reported to the plan or is confirmed by a health care provider. The bill also makes pregnancy a qualifying life event for the purpose of enrolling in a federal employee health benefit plan.
Additionally, a group health plan or health insurer that covers dependents must provide coverage for maternity care to all covered individuals.
Any individual who is eligible for Medicaid and is, or becomes, pregnant maintains such eligibility for one year after the end of the pregnancy. The bill revises the range in which a state must establish a maximum level of family income for pregnant women and infants to be eligible for Medicaid. The upper limit of the range is eliminated and the lower limit is set to the level in place on January 1, 2014.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2019 to Jun 4, 2019, with 20 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | May 15, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 15, 2019Introduced in Senate
- May 15, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2778 | Healthy MOM Act | Identical bill | May 16, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 15, 2019Introduced in Senate
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