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Improving Maternal Health and Care, Increasing Tobacco Taxes.

This act aims to enhance maternal and child health by improving data collection on maternal mortality, supporting quality care programs, and expanding Medicaid and CHIP coverage for pregnant and postpartum women. Additionally, it introduces significant tax increases on tobacco products, which may affect their prices and availability.
Key points
Extending Medicaid and CHIP coverage for pregnant and postpartum women from 60 days to 1 year, including dental care.
Providing financial support to states for maternal mortality data collection and the development of perinatal quality improvement programs.
Establishing regional centers of excellence for training healthcare professionals in implicit bias and cultural competency.
Significantly increasing excise taxes on cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco, pipe tobacco, and smokeless tobacco, raising their prices.
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Additional Information
MOM­MA’s Act
Print number: HR 3407
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
Process start date: 2021-05-20