3.0.0 3363 2023-01-11T13:41:41Z 2023-01-11T13:41:41Z Senate S 2018-08-22 115 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-08-22T17:23:45Z Maternal CARE Act 115 6698 HR 2018-09-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2018-08-22 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2018-08-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. N G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2018-08-22 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2018-08-22 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2018-08-22 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2018-08-22 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2018-08-22 True J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL 2018-08-22 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2018-08-22 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2018-08-22 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2018-08-22 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2018-08-22 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2018-08-22 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2018-08-22 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2018-08-22 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2018-08-27 False K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2018-09-27 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2018-10-03 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2018-10-11 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2018-12-19 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 2018-08-22 Introduced in Senate 2019-03-19T22:05:57Z 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 A bill 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 Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Maternal CARE Act Short Titles as Introduced Maternal Care Access and Reducing Emergencies Act Introduced in Senate 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3363is/xml/BILLS-115s3363is.xml 2018-08-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.