S. 2059 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jun 12, 2025
119th Congress
1st SessionS. 2059
1st SessionS. 2059
A BILL
Keeping Obstetrics Local Act
In the SenateNo vote yet
Sponsor: Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) · Introduced Jun 12, 2025 · Health · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 12, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.”
Sections
Sections · 1
Title I — Enhancing financial support for rural and safety net hospitals that provide obstetric services · 6
- Sec. 101State studies and HHS report on costs of providing maternity, labor, and delivery servicesNo change
- Sec. 102Requiring adequate payment rates under Medicaid for maternity, labor, and delivery services at eligible hospitalsNo change
- Sec. 103Increased Federal financial participation for maternity, labor, and delivery services furnished by eligible hospitalsNo change
- Sec. 104Labor and delivery services anchor paymentsNo change
- Sec. 105Application of adequate payment requirement and increased Federal financial participation requirements to CHIPNo change
- Sec. 106Disregarding increased and additional payments to hospitals for purposes of other supplemental payments and upper payment limitsNo change
Title II — Expand Coverage of Maternal Health Care · 5
- Sec. 201Requiring 12-month continuous, full benefit coverage for pregnant individuals under Medicaid and CHIPNo change
- Sec. 202Health homes for pregnant and postpartum womenNo change
- Sec. 203Guidance on supporting and improving access to Medicaid and CHIP coverage of services provided by doulas and certain maternal health professionalsNo change
- Sec. 204Medicaid and CHIP increased financial support for depression and anxiety screening during the perinatal and postpartum periodsNo change
- Sec. 205Presumptive eligibility for pregnant individualsNo change