US Congress House Bill 4243 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)
Status: Introduced on September 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expands initiatives to address maternal health in rural areas. The bill provides funding for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to establish rural obstetric networks for improving outcomes in birth and maternal morbidity. Specifically, these networks must (1) connect individuals with care providers, (2) identify successful maternal-care models, (3) facilitate collaboration among rural providers, (4) provide training and guidance, (5) collaborate with academic institutions that have regional expertise, and (6) measure and address inequities in birth outcomes among rural residents.HRSA also must award five-year 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.

Rural MOMS Act Rural Maternal and Obstetric Modernization of Services Act

Rep. Xochitl Torres Small [D-NM]	Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA]	Rep. Abby Finkenauer [D-IA]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]
Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Troy Balderson [R-OH]	Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]
Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]	Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]	Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-09-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-09-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-09-09	House	Introduced in House

SB2373 (Same As) 2019-07-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
HB4995 (Related) 2020-09-22 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4243/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4243/BILLS-116hr4243ih.pdf