3.0.0 6698 2023-01-11T13:41:36Z 2023-01-11T13:41:36Z House HR 2018-09-04 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 146 (Tuesday, September 4, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ADAMS:H.R. 6698.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H7824]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2018-09-08T17:37:28Z Referred to 2018-09-04T18:00:06Z Maternal CARE Act 115 3363 S 2018-08-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2018-09-08 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2018-09-04 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2018-09-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-09-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000370 Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] Alma Adams D NC S. 12 N C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2018-09-04 True K000385 Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] Robin Kelly D IL L. 2 2018-09-20 False Health Child health Congressional oversight Disability and health-based discrimination Employment and training programs Family planning and birth control Government studies and investigations Health care quality Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Home and outpatient care Medicaid Medical education Medical research Minority health Racial and ethnic relations Sex and reproductive health State and local government operations Women's health Health 00 2018-09-04 Introduced in House 2019-03-21T19:30:09Z Maternal Care Access and Reducing Emergencies Act or the Maternal CARE Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to health professional training programs for training that addresses implicit bias (e.g., racial bias) in the practice of obstetrics and gynecology.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Health Resources and Services Administration must award grants to up to 10 states for pregnancy medical home programs that reduce adverse maternal health outcomes and racial disparities. Among other requirements, such programs must prioritize the care of Medicaid enrollees.

The National Academy of Medicine must make recommendations for incorporating bias recognition in clinical skills tests at medical schools.

]]> Maternal CARE Act Display Title Maternal CARE Act Official Title as Introduced To support States in their work to end preventable morbidity and mortality in maternity care by using evidence-based quality improvement to protect the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and in the postpartum period and to reduce neonatal and infant mortality, to eliminate racial disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Maternal CARE Act Short Titles as Introduced Maternal Care Access and Reducing Emergencies Act Introduced in House 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6698ih/xml/BILLS-115hr6698ih.xml 2018-09-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.