S.2059

S. 2059

June 12, 2025

Mr. Wyden (for himself, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Warner, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Warren, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Smith, Mr. Luján, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Welch, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Booker, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. King) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to enhance financial support for rural and safety net hospitals providing maternity, labor, and delivery services to vulnerable populations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title; table of contents; TITLE I—ENHANCING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR RURAL AND SAFETY NET HOSPITALS THAT PROVIDE OBSTETRIC SERVICES; 101. State studies and HHS report on costs of providing maternity, labor, and delivery services; 102. Requiring adequate payment rates under Medicaid for maternity, labor, and delivery services at eligible hospitals; 103. Increased Federal financial participation for maternity, labor, and delivery services furnished by eligible hospitals; 104. Labor and delivery services anchor payments; 105. Application of adequate payment requirement and increased Federal financial participation requirements to CHIP; 106. Disregarding increased and additional payments to hospitals for purposes of other supplemental payments and upper payment limits; TITLE II—EXPAND COVERAGE OF MATERNAL HEALTH CARE; 201. Requiring 12-month continuous, full benefit coverage for pregnant individuals under Medicaid and CHIP; 202. Health homes for pregnant and postpartum women; 203. Guidance on supporting and improving access to Medicaid and CHIP coverage of services provided by doulas and certain maternal health professionals; 204. Medicaid and CHIP increased financial support for depression and anxiety screening during the perinatal and postpartum periods; 205. Presumptive eligibility for pregnant individuals; TITLE III—INVEST IN THE MATERNAL HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE; 301. Emergency obstetric workforce support; 302. Streamlined screening and enrollment of providers of maternity, labor, and delivery services in neighboring States; TITLE IV—REQUIRING PUBLIC COMMUNICATION OF OBSTETRICS DATA AND UNIT CLOSURES; 401. Timely notifications of impending hospital obstetric unit closures; 402. Collection of data relating to hospital labor and delivery services