S. 4481 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, May 11, 2026
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryTesting new payment models for maternal care
This bill creates a federal demonstration project that lets states experiment with different ways to pay for maternity and postpartum care through Medicaid and CHIP (the children's health insurance program) through 2031. The idea is to test out new payment models to see what works better for covering pregnant people and new mothers.
How it affects you
If you're pregnant, recently gave birth, or covered by Medicaid or CHIP, this could affect you depending on whether your state participates in the project. Your state might test new ways of organizing or paying for maternity care, which could change how you access or receive prenatal and postpartum services.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, May 11, 2026)
Innovative Maternal Payment and Coverage To Save Moms Act or the IMPACT to Save Moms Act
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish the Perinatal Care Alternative Payment Model Demonstration Project through FY2031 to allow states to test payment models for maternity care, including postpartum care, under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
2nd SessionS. 4481
A BILL
IMPACT to Save Moms Act
Sponsor: Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) · Introduced May 11, 2026 · Health · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action May 11, 2026: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.”