HR 4995 · 116th Congress · Health

Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2020

Introduced 2019-11-08· Sponsored by Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2020-09-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Excellence in Maternal Health Act of 2019 This bill expands initiatives to address maternal health in rural areas and promote innovation in the field. Specifically, the bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to establish rural obstetric networks for improving outcomes in birth and maternal morbidity through collaboration, training, and program evaluation. HRSA also must award demonstration program grants to (1) train physicians, medical residents, and other practitioners to provide maternal and obstetric services in rural communities; and (2) support academic programs that develop or provide training to improve maternal care in rural areas. Further, the bill adds maternal health services as part of the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs. The bill also makes a series of changes to the research and reporting requirements of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Government Accountability Office with respect to data on maternal health outcomes. Additionally, the bill establishes grants to (1) develop best practices to reduce preventable maternal mortality; (2) train health care professi…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 4995, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2019

Feb 13, 2020

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on November 19, 2019

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Cosponsors (20)

11 Democrats9 Republicans