Improving Coverage and Care for Mothers Act
Summary
Improving Coverage and Care for Mothers Act This bill expands the scope of Medicaid coverage of pregnant women, including by extending coverage to all pregnant women regardless of otherwise applicable requirements, requiring one year of postpartum coverage, and expanding coverage to include services provided by doulas, midwives, and lactation consultants.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 8, 2021
Last action Jun 8, 2021
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Total actions
2
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Committee
1
Jun 8, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Jun 8, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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