,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhei  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bf            
7legislative day1 ,octob] #ai71         
#bjbj,mr4 ,cassidy 7= himself1 ,ms4     
,hassan1 ,mr4 ,"y1 & ,mr4 ,c>p]7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,c5t]s
 = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid ,s]vices to make   
recomm5dations = improv+ mat]nal & *ild 
heal? outcomes us+ remote physiologic   
monitor+ devices & exp&+ cov]age ( su*  
devices "u ,m$icaid4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,connect$     
,mat]nal ,onl9e ,monitor+ ,act or !     
,connect$ ,,mom ,act4  #b4 ,,cms        
recomm5dations = manag+ *ronic disease &
 improv+ mat]nal & *ild heal? outcomes  
us+ remote physiologic monitor+ devices 
& exp&+ cov]age ( su* devices & relat$  
s]vices "u ,m$icaid  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n    
lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &     
,human ,s]vices %all submit to ,congress

 a report conta9+ recomm5dations f !    
,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid ,s]vices =   
exp&+ cov]age ( remote physiologic      
devices & relat$ s]vices "u ,m$icaid1   
includ+ pulse oximet]s1 blood pressure  
cuffs1 scales1 & blood glucose monitors1
 ) ! goal ( improv+ mat]nal & *ild heal?
 outcomes = pregnant & po/p>tum wom5    
enroll$ 9 ,/ate ,m$icaid programs       
7includ+ wom5 ) high risk pregnancies71 
improv+ access to1 & ! quality (1 c>e = 
und]s]v$ & rural populations1 & improv+ 
*ronic disease managem5t across         
populations4  7b7 ,updates to ,/ate     
res\rces ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !    
submission ( ! report "u subsection 7a71
 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e    
,m$icaid s]vices %all update res\rces = 
,/ate ,m$icaid programs1 su* z ,/ate    
,m$icaid teleheal? toolkits1 consi/5t ) 
! recomm5dations made by ! report4