The Momnibus: IMPACT to Save Moms Act

Introduced by Representative Jan Schakowsky and Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester

Background

Maternity care payment models can significantly impact outcomes for moms and babies. Recognizing the potential for innovative payment models to improve maternal health, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model across 15 states in 2025.¹ This critical step builds on earlier maternal health payment models such as the Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns Initiative in 2012² and the Maternal Opioid Misuse (MOM) Model in 2018.³ 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 Momnibus@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. 4Kira4Moms
3. A Better Balance
4. ACA Consumer Advocacy 
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 Foundation for Suicide Prevention
16. American Heart Association
17. American Muslim Health Professionals
18. American Nurses Association
19. American Psychological Association
20. American Public Health Association
21. Ancient Song Doula Services
22. Anxiety and Depression Association of America
23. Arika Trim Foundation
24. Association of Black Cardiologists
25. Association of Black Women Physicians
26. Association of Community Health Nursing Educators (ACHNE) 
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. Birthing Project USA
37. Black Mothers Breastfeeding Association
38. Bloom Maternal Health
39. Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA)
40. Blue Shield of California
41. Bobbie
42. Boston Medical Center
43. Breastfeed Durham
44. Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities
45. BreastfeedLA
46. California Breastfeeding Coalition
47. CAPPA (Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association)
48. Catholic Health Association of the United States
49. Catholics for Choice
50. Center for American Progress
51. Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
52. Champaign County Health Care Consumers
53. Changent (Child First & Nurse-Family Partnership)
54. Children's Health Fund
55. Cityblock Health
56. Commonsense Childbirth Inc.
57. Community Catalyst
58. Deans' Nursing Policy Coalition
59. DONA International
60. Doula Alliance of Arkansas
61. Dr. Shalon's Maternal Action Project
62. EcoMadres
63. Engage: Promoting Women’s Economic Security
64. EverThrive Illinois
65. Every Mother Counts
66. Families USA
67. Fayetteville Police Accountability Community Taskforce
68. Federation of American Hospitals
69. Fibroid Foundation
70. First Focus Campaign for Children
71. Futures Without Violence
72. GA Maternal Fetal Health Alliance
73. GLO Preemies
74. Glow Birth & Body and The Birth Deck
75. Grow Midwives, LLC
76. Hackensack Meridian Health
77. Harambee Doula Care & Holistic Services
78. Health Tech for Medicaid (HT4M)
79. HealthConnect One
80. Healthy Birth Day Inc.
81. HealthyWomen
82. Heluna Health
83. Hustle Mommies
84. Ingram Screening, LLC
85. International OCD Foundation
86. Lamaze International
87. Lifeline for Families Center and Lifeline for Moms Program at UMass Chan Medical School
88. Living Well Black
89. Luna Tierra Birth Center
90. Mainline Maternity Care
91. Majaica
92. Malone Center
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. Most Beautiful W.O.M.B. Inc
108. Mothering Justice
109. Mothers Out Front
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 Coalition of 100 Black Women, Chicago-Metropolitan Chapter
118. National Council of Negro Women (NCNW)
119. National Health Law Program
120. National Healthy Start Association
121. National League for Nursing
122. National Medical Association
123. National Medical Fellowships, Inc.,
124. National Organization for Women
125. National Organization for Women - Hollywood Chapter
126. National Perinatal Task Force
127. National Urban League
128. National WIC Association
129. National Women's Law Center
130. Nemours Children's Health
131. NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice
132. New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute
133. Northeast Arkansas Doulas
134. Nurses for America
135. Nzuri Doula Services
136. Ob Hospitalist Group
137. Once Upon A Preemie, Inc
138. PA Education Association
139. Pace University
140. Partners In Health
141. Poppy Seed Health
142. Postpartum Support International (PSI)
143. Pregnancy Justice
144. Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
145. Prolacta Bioscience
146. Reach Healthcare - Happy Mama
147. riskLD
148. Roots and River Wellness
149. Sista Midwife Productions
150. Sister to Sister International, Inc.
151. SisterReach
152. SisterReach Illinois
153. Six Dimensions
154. SMART Recovery
155. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior
156. Society for Women's Health Research
157. Sojourners
158. Star Legacy Foundation
159. The Arc of the United States
160. The Children's Partnership
161. The Collaborative
162. The Kennedy Forum
163. The National Women's Health Network
164. The Root Cause Coalition
165. The United Methodist Church - General Board of Church and Society
166. Third Way
167. Trust for America's Health
168. U.S. Breastfeeding Committee
169. Union for Reform Judaism
170. United Against Inequities in Disease
171. United Church of Christ Justice and Local Church Ministries
172. University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
173. Urban Baby Beginnings
174. Urban Mommy Inc
175. Vitality Wellness Solutions PLLC
176. What to Expect Project
177. Wolomi
178. WomenHeart

¹ CMS: TMaH (Transforming Maternal Health) Model

² CMS: Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns Initiative: General Information

³ CMS: CMS model addresses opioid misuse among expectant and new mothers