BABIES Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1598 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1598 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 May 5, 2025 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 BIRTH CE…