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Healthy Moms and Babies Act

Current understanding

The Healthy Moms and Babies Act (introduced) is a legislative package that would expand Medicaid and CHIP maternal health services by authorizing state options for maternity health homes, launching a telehealth demonstration program for pregnant and postpartum enrollees, commissioning a study on Medicaid coverage of doula services, and directing CMS to issue guidance on addressing social determinants of health during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Status: introduced.

Evidence log

2025-05-05 — Midwives for MOMS Act of 2025: Cross-reference: Midwives for MOMS Act of 2025 (S1599, introduced) adds a midwifery-education workforce lever to the 119th Congress maternal health cluster, complementing this bill’s Medicaid/CHIP coverage-side approach. (novelty: 2)
2026-03-12 — Neonatal Care Transparency Act of 2026: 2026-03-12 — Cross-reference: Neonatal Care Transparency Act of 2026 (HR7912) was referred to House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means, adding a neonatal-care-transparency angle to the 119th Congress maternal/infant health cluster alongside this Medicaid/CHIP coverage package. (novelty: 2)
2026-03-25 — Data to Save Moms Act: Cross-reference: Data to Save Moms Act (S4187) was introduced and referred to the Senate HELP Committee, adding a data-infrastructure angle to the 119th Congress maternal health cluster and complementing this bill’s Medicaid/CHIP coverage-side approach. (novelty: 2)
2025-05-05 — BABIES Act: Name-only overlap note: The BABIES Act (S. 1598) was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance on May 5, 2025; it shares ‘Babies’ branding with this bill but is a separately introduced Senate measure with no available substantive abstract. (novelty: 2)
2026-03-24 — Extending WIC for New Moms Act: Cross-reference: Extending WIC for New Moms Act adds a USDA/WIC-side lever to the 119th Congress maternal health cluster by lengthening postpartum and breastfeeding WIC certification to up to 24 months, complementing this bill’s Medicaid/CHIP coverage-side approach. (novelty: 3)
2026-07-23 — A bill to amend section 477 of the Social Security Act to improve supports for expectant and parenting youth who have experienced foster care by strengthening coordination with the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, and for other purposes.: 2026 — Cross-reference: S5096 (introduced) would amend SSA §477 (Chafee foster care) to strengthen coordination with MIECHV for expectant and parenting foster youth, a foster-care-adjacent maternal-health bill distinct from this Medicaid/CHIP coverage package. (novelty: 2)
2026-05-19 — IMPACT to Save Moms Act: Cross-reference: IMPACT to Save Moms Act (HR8907) adds a payment-model demonstration angle to the 119th Congress maternal health cluster, complementing this bill’s coverage/services expansion approach within Medicaid and CHIP. (novelty: 3)
2026-05-19 — Rural MOMS Act of 2026: Cross-reference: Rural MOMS Act of 2026 (HR8891) was introduced and referred to House Ways and Means, adding a rural-focused entry to the 119th Congress’s cluster of maternal health bills alongside this Medicaid/CHIP-focused package. (novelty: 2)
2025-01-23 — SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2025: 2025-01-23 — Name-only overlap note: SAVE Moms and Babies Act (HR685) shares ‘Moms and Babies’ branding but is a distinct FDA-restriction bill targeting abortion drugs rather than a Medicaid/CHIP maternal-coverage package. (novelty: 3)
2026-07-15 — Mamas First Act: cross-connection with mamas-first-act: Both are maternal-health bills active in the 119th Congress addressing pregnancy and postpartum care. (novelty: 2)
2026-01-26 — Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act: Cross-reference: Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act (HR6945) offers a TANF-based pathway to fund pregnancy centers providing prenatal education and material supports, contrasting with this bill’s Medicaid/CHIP coverage-side approach to maternal health. (novelty: 3)
2026-06-24 — MOMMIES Act: 2026-06-24 — MOMMIES Act (S4913, introduced): separately introduced Senate maternal health bill referred to Finance, thematically overlapping with this Medicaid/CHIP-focused package. (novelty: 2)
2026-07-02 — Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Act of 2026: Distinct bill note: HR9583 (Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Act of 2026) was introduced and referred to House Foreign Affairs, suggesting a global-health scope separate from this Medicaid/CHIP-focused package; the two bills share thematic overlap on maternal health but differ in jurisdiction and mechanism. (novelty: 2)
2026-07-09 — NIH IMPROVE Act: Cross-reference: NIH IMPROVE Act (HR6238) advances the NIH-side research arm of federal maternal health policy, complementing this bill’s Medicaid/CHIP coverage-side approach. (novelty: 3)
2026-03-19 — Healthy Moms and Babies Act: cross-connection with moms-act-pregnancy-support: Both bills target maternal/pregnancy support services, with the Healthy Moms and Babies Act operating through Medicaid/CHIP structural changes while the MOMS Act addresses pregnancy support and prenatal services more broadly. (novelty: 3)