Healthy MOM Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3274 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3274 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 20, 2025 Ms. Alsobrooks (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Fetterman, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Booker, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Kaine) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Maternity and Obstetric Medicine Act'' or the ``Healthy MOM Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) Pregnancy is a significant life event for millions of women in the United States each year. (2) For more than 30 years, our Nation, through the Medicaid program, has recognized that pregnant women need immediate access to affordable care, and has allowed women who meet income-eligibility requirements to enroll in Medicaid coverage when they become pregnant. (3) Congress recognized the central importance of maternity coverage by classifying maternity and newborn care as one of the ten essential health benefits that must now be covered on most individual and small group health insurance plans under section 1302(b)(1) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18022(b)(1)). (4) Congress has also recogn