The Momnibus: IMPACT to Save Moms Act

Introduced by Rep. Jan Schakowsky and Senator Bob Casey

Background

Maternity care payment models can significantly impact outcomes for moms and babies. Recognizing the potential for innovative payment models in improving outcomes, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Strong Start for Mothers and Newborn Initiative in 2012²² and the Maternal Opioid Misuse (MOM) Model in 2018.²³ States have also taken steps towards alternative maternity care payment models that promote optimal and equitable birth outcomes.

The IMPACT to Save Moms Act establishes a new CMS Innovation Center demonstration project to promote equity and quality in maternal health outcomes for moms covered by Medicaid.

For more information or to add your organization’s endorsement to the list below, please email BlackMaternalHealthCaucus@mail.house.gov.

Bill Summary

The IMPACT to Save Moms Act will create an innovative perinatal care alternative payment model demonstration project to address clinical and non-clinical factors in payments for maternity care. The project will be developed in coordination with a diverse group of stakeholders and will focus on directly addressing racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes.

Click HERE for a printable one-pager on the bill.

Cosponsors

Click HERE for the current list of House cosponsors and HERE for the current list of Senate cosponsors.

Endorsements

The IMPACT to Save Moms Act is endorsed by the following organizations:

1. 1,000 Days, an initiative of FHI Solutions
2. A Better Balance
3. ACA Consumer Advocacy
4. ACHNE
5. African American Breastfeeding Network
6. African Heritage PA Caucus
7. Alliance to End Hunger
8. American Academy of Family Physicians
9. American Academy of Nursing
10. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
11. American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work
12. American Association of Birth Centers
13. American Association of Colleges of Nursing
14. American College of Nurse-Midwives
15. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
16. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
17. American Heart Association
18. American Muslim Health Professionals
19. American Nurses Association
20. American Psychological Association
21. American Public Health Association
22. Ancient Song
23. Anxiety and Depression Association of America
24. Arika Trim Foundation
25. Association of Black Cardiologists
26. Association of Black Women Physicians
27. Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
28. Association of Physician Associates in Obstetrics and Gynecology
29. Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN)
30. Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
31. Baby Cafe USA
32. Babyscripts
33. Bayard Rustin Liberation Initiative
34. Big Cities Health Coalition
35. Birthing Beautiful Communities
36. Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Inc. (BMMA)
37. Black Mothers Breastfeeding Association
38. Black Women Birthing Justice, Inc
39. Bloom Maternal Health
40. Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA)
41. Blue Shield of California
42. Bobbie
43. Boston Medical Center
44. Breastfeed Durham
45. Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities
46. BreastfeedLA
47. California Breastfeeding Coalition
48. CAPPA (Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association)
49. Catholic Health Association of the United States
50. Catholics for Choice
51. Center for American Progress
52. Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
53. Center for Reproductive Rights
54. Champaign County Health Care Consumers
55. Children's Health Fund
56. Cityblock Health
57. Commonsense Childbirth Inc.
58. Community Catalyst
59. Deans' Nursing Policy Coalition
60. Diversity Uplifts, Inc.
61. DONA International
62. Dr. Shalon's Maternal Action Project
63. EcoMadres
64. EverThrive Illinois
65. Every Mother Counts
66. Families USA
67. Federation of American Hospitals
68. Fibroid Foundation
69. First Focus Campaign for Children
70. Futures Without Violence
71. GA Maternal Fetal Health Alliance
72. GLO Preemies
73. Glow Birth & Body and The Birth Deck
74. Grow Midwives, LLC
75. Hackensack Meridian Health
76. Harambee Birth and Family Center (HBFC)
77. Health Tech for Medicaid (HT4M)
78. HealthConnect One
79. Healthy Birth Day Inc.
80. HealthyWomen
81. Heluna Health
82. In Our Own Voice: National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda
83. Ingram Screening, LLC
84. International OCD Foundation
85. Lamaze International
86. Lifeline for Families Center and Lifeline for Moms Program at UMass Chan Medical School
87. Living Well Black
88. Luna Tierra Birth Center
89. Majaica
90. Malone Center
91. Mamatoto Village
92. March for Moms
93. March of Dimes
94. Mary Amelia Center for Women's Health Equity Research
95. Maternal Applications of Technology for Community Health (MATCH) Coalition
96. Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance
97. Maternity Care Coalition
98. Melinated Moms
99. Mental Health America
100. Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health
101. Mom Congres
102. Mom.ME.
103. Mom2Mom Global
104. Momma’s Village Fayetteville
105. Moms Clean Air Force
106. MomsRising
107. Mothering Justice
108. Mothers Out Front
109. NARAL Pro-Choice America
110. Narrative Nation Inc.
111. National Alliance to impact the Social Determinants of Health (NASDOH)
112. National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM)
113. National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health
114. National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health
115. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
116. National Association of School Nurses
117. National Health Law Program
118. National Healthy Start Association
119. National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice
120. National League for Nursing
121. National Medical Association
122. National Medical Fellowships, Inc.,
123. National Organization for Women
124. National Organization for Women - Hollywood Chapter
125. National Partnership for Women & Families
126. National Perinatal Task Force
127. National Rural Health Association
128. National Student Nurses' Association
129. National Urban League
130. National WIC Association
131. National Women's Law Center
132. Nemours Children's Health
133. NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice
134. New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute
135. Nurse-Family Partnership
136. Nurses for America
137. Nzuri Doula Services
138. Ob Hospitalist Group
139. Once Upon A Preemie, Inc
140. PA Education Association
141. Pace University
142. Partners In Health
143. Poppy Seed Health
144. Postpartum Support International (PSI)
145. Power to Decide
146. Pregnancy Justice
147. Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
148. Prolacta Bioscience
149. Protect Our Care
150. Reach Healthcare - Happy Mama
151. riskLD
152. Shades of Blue Project
153. Sista Midwife Productions
154. Sister to Sister International, Inc.
155. SisterReach
156. SisterReach Illinois
157. Six Dimensions
158. SMART Recovery
159. Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
160. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior
161. Society for Women's Health Research
162. Sojourners
163. Star Legacy Foundation
164. The Arc of the United States
165. The Children's Partnership
166. The Collaborative
167. The Kennedy Forum
168. The National Women's Health Network
169. The Root Cause Coalition
170. The United Methodist Church - General Board of Church and Society
171. Third Way
172. Trust for America's Health
173. U.S. Breastfeeding Committee
174. Union for Reform Judaism
175. United Against Inequities in Disease
176. United Church of Christ Justice and Local Church Ministries
177. University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
178. Urban Baby Beginnings
179. Urban Mommy Inc
180. Vitality Wellness Solutions PLLC
181. What to Expect Project
182. Wolomi
183. WomenHeart
184. ZERO TO THREE

²² CMS: Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns Initiative

²³ CMS: CMS model addresses opioid misuse among expectant and new mothers