118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 5066Tech to Save Moms Act

To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to evaluate, develop, and expand the use of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models to improve maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes.

Health
Introduced Jul 27, 2023
Last action Jul 28, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jul 27, 2023
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Referred
Jul 28, 2023
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House floor
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Senate
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill supports the use of technology to improve, and address disparities in, maternal health outcomes. Specifically, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation may test telehealth models to screen and treat common pregnancy-related complications for Medicaid enrollees. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award grants to evaluate and expand the use of technology-enabled collaborative learning models by entities that provide services to pregnant and postpartum individuals in medically underserved areas or from certain populations, and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes by increasing access to digital tools. HHS must als...

Provisions · 6 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Jul 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 27, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.