Establish a five-year perinatal care alternative payment model demonstration project so states can test new Medicaid and CHIP maternity-care payment approaches tied to risk, outcomes, social determinants, diverse care teams, maternal mental health, substance use, and evaluation.

The bicameral Innovative Maternal Payment and Coverage (IMPACT) to Save Moms Act, which Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.-09) will introduce in the House, would give states the ability to test new payment approaches for maternity care under their Medicaid and CHIP programs. The IMPACT to Save Moms Act would: Direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a 5-year Perinatal Care Alternative Payment Model Demonstration Project, giving states the ability to test new payment approaches for maternity care under their Medicaid and CHIP programs.

Blunt Rochester introduced the IMPACT to Save Moms Act to create a federal demonstration project for new Medicaid and CHIP maternity-care payment models.

NEWS: Senator Blunt Rochester Introduces Suite of Mother’s Day Bills Supporting Maternal Health
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GovInfo lists S.4481 as introduced by Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester on May 11, 2026, then read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance. The bill title would require HHS to establish a demonstration project allowing states to test maternity-care payment models under Medicaid and CHIP.

Official record shows concrete action by Blunt Rochester in the current Senate term, but only introduction and committee referral, not enactment or implementation.

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S. 4481 (IS) - Innovative Maternal Payment and Coverage To Save Moms Act
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Blunt Rochester's official sponsored-legislation page lists S.4481, the IMPACT to Save Moms Act, with latest action: read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Her office confirms the bill remained at the referral stage as of the page crawl, supporting effort but not fulfillment.

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Sponsored Legislation - Lisa Blunt Rochester
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The press release says Blunt Rochester introduced the IMPACT to Save Moms Act and describes it as directing HHS to establish a 5-year Perinatal Care Alternative Payment Model Demonstration Project for Medicaid and CHIP maternity-care payment approaches.

The release matches the promise language and documents a same-term introduction, but describes what the bill would do rather than an enacted program.

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NEWS: Senator Blunt Rochester Introduces Suite of Mother’s Day Bills Supporting Maternal Health
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The fact sheet says the bill would establish a 5-year perinatal care alternative payment model demonstration project, with risk-stratified payments, quality metrics, social determinants, diverse care teams, maternal mental health and substance-use considerations, and evaluation/reporting.

The official fact sheet tracks the detailed promise components, but frames them as proposed bill features, not a completed federal demonstration.

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The IMPACT to Save Moms Act
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Congress.gov shows H.R.3346 had status Introduced, latest action referred to the Subcommittee on Health on May 19, 2023, and lists Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester as a cosponsor on May 15, 2023.

Before her Senate term, Blunt Rochester cosponsored a substantively similar House bill, but it did not advance beyond committee referral.

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All Information (Except Text) for H.R.3346 - IMPACT to Save Moms Act
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The bill text would establish the Perinatal Care Alternative Payment Model Demonstration Project for FY2024-FY2028 and directs evaluation of maternal health outcomes, state maternity-care spending, patient experience, and other relevant areas.

Official bill text confirms the policy design closely matches the promise, but this was introduced legislation, not enacted law.

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Text: H.R.3346 - IMPACT to Save Moms Act
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Congress.gov identifies S.4481 as the IMPACT to Save Moms Act, sponsored by Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, and shows the latest action as introduction/read twice and referral to the Senate Committee on Finance on May 11, 2026. No later enactment, passage, vote, or implementation action was found in the June 7-July 6, 2026 refresh window.

Official bill-status evidence supports serious legislative effort in the same Senate term, but the measure remained referred to committee and did not establish the demonstration project.

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All Information (Except Text) for S.4481 - IMPACT to Save Moms Act
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GovInfo's introduced version of S.4481 is titled the Innovative Maternal Payment and Coverage To Save Moms Act and would require HHS to establish a perinatal care alternative payment model demonstration project for Medicaid and CHIP maternity care. The source is introduced bill text, not public law or agency implementation.

The official text closely matches the commitment, but it documents a proposed statutory direction rather than an established federal demonstration.

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S. 4481 (IS) - Innovative Maternal Payment and Coverage To Save Moms Act
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Blunt Rochester's Senate office announced that she introduced the IMPACT to Save Moms Act, describing it as legislation to establish a five-year Perinatal Care Alternative Payment Model Demonstration Project for Medicaid and CHIP maternity-care payment approaches.

The official statement confirms a concrete same-term attempt aligned with the promise, but it presents the project as something the bill would establish, not something already delivered.

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NEWS: Senator Blunt Rochester Introduces Suite of Mother’s Day Bills Supporting Maternal Health
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The official one-page summary says the bill would create a five-year demonstration with state Medicaid and CHIP maternity-care payment approaches tied to risk, outcomes, social determinants, diverse care teams, maternal mental health, substance use, and evaluation/reporting.

The fact sheet confirms the introduced bill tracks the detailed campaign commitment, but it remains a proposal and does not show an established demonstration project.

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The IMPACT to Save Moms Act
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