Improving Maternal Health, Expanding Medicaid/CHIP, and Increasing Tobacco Taxes.
This act aims to improve maternal and offspring health by enhancing state support for maternal mortality data collection, funding programs to improve birth safety, and expanding healthcare access for pregnant and postpartum women. Additionally, it increases excise taxes on tobacco products, which may affect their prices and availability.
Key points
Extends Medicaid and CHIP coverage for pregnant and postpartum women to one year after birth, including mandatory dental services.
Increases excise taxes on cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco, pipe tobacco, smokeless tobacco, and cigars, potentially raising their prices.
Provides financial support to states for developing and sustaining perinatal quality improvement programs and collecting maternal mortality data.
Establishes regional centers of excellence for training healthcare professionals in implicit bias and cultural competency.
Extends WIC program eligibility for breastfeeding women to 2 years postpartum.
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