What does Preamble of HR 3762 do?

This bill aims to prevent cost-sharing requirements for prenatal, childbirth, neonatal, perinatal, or postpartum health care. The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives on June 5, 2025.

What does SHORT TITLE. of HR 3762 do?

This bill is formally titled the Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies Act.

What does ESSENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS TO INCLUDE PRENATAL, CHILDBIRTH, of HR 3762 do?

This section amends Section 1302(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to include maternity and newborn care requirements as essential health benefits. The required benefits include comprehensive prenatal, labor and delivery, neonatal, perinatal, and postpartum care and screenings. Specific services mandated include ultrasounds, care related to pregnancy loss, delivery services, and postpartum care. Postpartum care extends to behavioral health services for conditions exacerbated or resulting from pregnancy, such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. Legal parents who do not physically give birth are eligible for behavioral health services related to new parenthood for one year after the child's birth. The term 'postpartum' is defined as the one-year period beginning immediately after the pregnancy ends.

What does NO COST-SHARING FOR PRENATAL, CHILDBIRTH, NEONATAL, PERINATAL, of HR 3762 do?

This section amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. It prohibits group health plans and health insurance issuers from imposing cost-sharing requirements for prenatal, childbirth, neonatal, perinatal, and postpartum health care. Coverage must be provided to the same extent as required for qualified health plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The changes apply to plan years beginning on or after the date of enactment of the Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies Act. The term 'cost-sharing' is defined by reference to section 1302(c)(3) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

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Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies Act — HR. 3762

Last updated: 6/5/2025 · Introduced: 6/5/2025

Author: Jared Golden (D-ME)

TL;DR (AI)

This bill amends the Affordable Care Act to designate maternity and newborn care, including comprehensive prenatal, labor and delivery, neonatal, perinatal, and postpartum services, as essential health benefits.
It prohibits group health plans and health insurance issuers from imposing cost-sharing requirements for prenatal, childbirth, neonatal, perinatal, and postpartum care.
The bill expands postpartum care to include behavioral health services for up to one year after childbirth, and extends eligibility to legal parents who do not physically give birth.

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