,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #diif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #h1 #bjai,ms4
 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois 7= h]self1 ,mr4      
,burgess1 ,ms4 ,und]wood1 ,mrs4 ,rodg]s 
( ,wa%+ton1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 & ,mr4 ,c>t]
 ( ,georgia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title    
,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act to     
provide = a ,/ate option "u ! ,m$icaid  
program to provide = & ext5d cont9u\s   
cov]age = c]ta9 individuals1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,help+ ,m$icaid ,(f]       
,mat]nity ,s]vices ,act ( #bjai or !    
,help+ ,,moms ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,/ate  
option "u ,m$icaid program to provide = 
& ext5d cont9u\s cov]age = c]ta9        
individuals  7a7 ,/ate option ,to ext5d 
cont9u\s cov]age = pregnant & po/p>tum  
individuals ,title ,,xix ( ! ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et  
seq47 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 section        
#aijb7;e77#e71 by ins]t+ aft] #fj-;day  

p]iod ! foll[+3 or1 at ! option ( !     
,/ate1 #a-ye> p]iod2  7#b7 9 section    
#aijb7;e77#f71 by ins]t+ aft] #fj-;day  
p]iod ! foll[+3 or1 at ! option ( !     
,/ate1 #a-ye> p]iod2  7#c7 9 section    
#aijb7l77#a77;,a71 by ins]t+ aft]       
#fj-;day p]iod ! foll[+3 1 or1 at !     
option ( ! ,/ate1 #a-ye> p]iod12  7#d7 9
 section #aijc7v77#d77;,a77i71 by ins]t+
 aft] #fj-;day p]iod ! foll[+3 1 or1 at 
! option ( ! ,/ate1 #a-ye> p]iod12 &    
7#e7 9 section #aije7;a71 9 ! f\r?      
s5t5ce 9 ! matt] foll[+ p>agraph 7#cj71 
by ins]t+ aft] #fj-;day p]iod ! foll[+3 
1 or1 at ! option ( ! ,/ate1 #a-ye>     
p]iod14  7b7 ,/ate option ,to provide   
cont9u\s cov]age = full b5efits =       
individuals :o are or become pregnant   
,section #aijb7;e77#f7 ( ! ,social      
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acif;a7e77#f771 z am5d$ by subsection  
7a71 is fur!r am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+    
7#f7 ,9 ! case ( a pregnant woman &     
ins]t+  7#f7 7,a7 ,9 ! case ( a pregnant
 woman  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !    

foll[+3  7,b7 7i7 ,at ! option ( !      
,/ate1 ! ,/ate plan may provide t an    
individual :o is eligible = m$ical      
assi/ance "u ! ,/ate plan 7or a waiv] ( 
su* plan7 or = *ild heal? assi/ance "u  
title ,,xxi & :o is1 or :o :ile s       
eligible becomes1 pregnant %all cont9ue 
to be eligible = su* m$ical assi/ance or
 *ild heal? assi/ance1 respectively1    
?r\gh ! end ( ! mon? 9 :i* ! #a-ye>     
p]iod 7beg9n+ on ! la/ day ( su*        
pregnancy7 ends1 reg>dless ( ! basis = !
 individual's eligibility = su* m$ical  
assi/ance4  4  7c7 ,increase ( ,,fmap   
,section #aije is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+ new subsection3  7gg7         
,tempor>y increase = c]ta9 ,/ates       
,not)/&+ subsection 7b7 or 7z77#b71 9 ! 
case ( a ,/ate t makes an election "u   
section #aijb7;e77#f77;,b7 to provide = 
cont9uation describ$ 9 su* section1 !   
,f$]al m$ical assi/ance p]c5tage = su*  
,/ate %all be increas$ by #e p]c5tage   
po9ts ) respect to m$ical assi/ance     
furni%$ dur+ su* qu>t]4 ,! previ\s      

s5t5ce %all apply only ) respect to     
cal5d> qu>t]s occurr+ dur+ #bjbj4  4    
7d7 ,application to ,,*ip optional      
cov]age ( t>get$ l[-,income pregnant    
wom5 ,section #baab ( ! ,social         
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acigll7  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection            
7d77#b77;,a71 by ins]t+ aft] #fj-;day   
p]iod ! foll[+3 1 or1 at ! option ( !   
,/ate1 #a-ye> p]iod2 &  7#b7 9          
subsection 7f77#b71 by ins]t+ aft]      
#fj-;day p]iod ! foll[+3 1 or1 at !     
option ( ! ,/ate1 #a-ye> p]iod4  7e7    
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
section %all apply ) respect to         
eligibility det]m9ations = items &      
s]vices "u ,/ate plans "u title ,,xix ( 
! ,social ,security ,act 7or a waiv] (  
su* a plan7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et     
seq47 & "u ,/ate *ild heal? plans "u    
title ,,xxi 7or waiv] ( su* a plan7 made
 on or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjbj4  #c4     
,,macpac report  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]   
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,m$icaid & ,,*ip ,paym5t &  

,access ,commission 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is    
section z ,,macpac7 %all publi% a report
 on ! cov]age ( d\la c>e "u ,/ate       
,m$icaid programs1 :i* %all at a m9imum 
include ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,in=mation ab\t 
cov]age = d\la c>e "u ,/ate ,m$icaid    
programs t curr5tly provide cov]age =   
su* c>e1 includ+ ! type ( d\la c>e (f]$ 
7su* z pr5atal1 labor & deliv]y1        
po/p>tum support1 & also community-bas$ 
& traditional d\la c>e74  7#b7 ,an      
analysis ( b>ri]s to cov]+ d\la c>e "u  
,/ate ,m$icaid programs4  7#c7 ,an      
id5tification ( effective /rategies to  
increase ! use ( d\la c>e 9 ord] to     
provide bett] c>e & a*ieve bett] mat]nal
 & infant heal? outcomes1 includ+       
/rategies t ,/ates may use to recruit1  
tra91 & c]tify a div]se d\la work=ce1   
p>ticul>ly f und]s]v$ communities1      
communities ( color1 & communities fac+ 
l+ui/ic or cultural b>ri]s4  7#d7       
,recomm5dations = legislative &         
adm9i/rative actions to increase access 
to d\la c>e 9 ,/ate ,m$icaid programs1  

includ+ actions t ensure d\las may e>n a
 liv+ wage t acc\nts = _! "t & co/s     
associat$ ) provid+ c>e4  7b7 ,/akehold]
 consultation ,9 develop+ ! report      
requir$ "u subsection 7a71 ,,macpac %all
 consult ) relevant /akehold]s1         
includ+--  7#a7 ,/ates2  7#b7           
organizations repres5t+ consum]s1       
includ+ ^? t are disproportionately     
impact$ by poor mat]nal heal? outcomes2 
7#c7 organizations & individuals        
repres5t+ d\la c>e provid]s1 includ+    
community-bas$ d\la programs & ^? :o    
s]ve und]s]v$ communities1 includ+      
communities ( color1 & communities fac+ 
l+ui/ic or cultural b>ri]s2 &  7#d7     
organizations repres5t+ heal? c>e       
provid]s4