The bill would increase the federal Medicaid matching rate to 90 percent for qualifying increases in spending on maternal health care services. The increase would apply to calendar quarters starting on or after January 1 of the year that begins more than one year after enactment. States would have to use the added funds to improve the capacity, efficiency, or quality of maternal care and to add to, rather than replace, state spending on programs and activities in place on January 1, 2023. Covered services include prenatal, labor and delivery, postpartum, telehealth, home visiting, and prenatal or postpartum mental health care.
If you receive Medicaid, the bill could support state spending on maternal health services, including care from listed maternity providers and perinatal health workers. It does not set out a new individual benefit or guarantee access to a particular service.
The federal government would pay 90 percent of qualifying increases in state Medicaid spending on these services. States would have to maintain their existing level of spending on covered programs and activities. The bill gives no dollar estimates.
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