BABIES Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5262 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5262 To address maternity care shortages and promote optimal maternity outcomes by expanding access to birth centers and exploring more effective payment models for birth center care, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2024 Mr. Lujan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To address maternity care shortages and promote optimal maternity outcomes by expanding access to birth centers and exploring more effective payment models for birth center care, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Better Availability of Birth Centers Improves Outcomes and Expands Savings Act'' or the ``BABIES Act''. SEC. 2. GRANTS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO FREESTANDING BI…