Support the Healthy MOM Act to create a pregnancy special enrollment period for health insurance, ensure maternity coverage for dependent children, protect Medicaid eligibility for pregnant people and infants, and guarantee 12 months of continuous Medicaid eligibility for postpartum women.

Specifically, the Healthy MOM Act would: Create a special enrollment period (SEP) in the ACA marketplaces and other commercial insurance plans for pregnant individuals once pregnancy is reported, so that they can enroll in or change their healthcare plan; Enable the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to establish a special enrollment period for pregnancy, for those eligible to receive coverage through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and clarify that the enrollment shall be available for families even during a lapse in appropriation or government shutdown; Ensure comprehensive coverage of maternity care – including labor and delivery – for dependent children covered by group health plans and other forms of employer-sponsored coverage; Protect against threats to Medicaid income eligibility and maintain the highest standard of care for low-income pregnant individuals and infants, and Guarantee12-months of continuous Medicaid eligibility for postpartum women.

Watson Coleman reintroduced the Healthy MOM Act, which would expand pregnancy-related insurance enrollment and maternity coverage and guarantee continuous postpartum Medicaid eligibility.

Congresswoman Watson Coleman, Senator Alsobrooks Reintroduce the Healthy MOM Act to Add Special Enrollment Period for Pregnant Mothers
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Congress.gov lists Bonnie Watson Coleman as Democratic Representative for New Jersey District 12, serving in the 114th-119th Congresses, 2015-present.

Establishes the relevant federal office and term window for assessing House legislative action on the Healthy MOM Act and related Medicaid/insurance policy.

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Bonnie Watson Coleman | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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During the 114th Congress, Watson Coleman introduced the Healthy MOM Act to allow women to enroll in or change health coverage if pregnant.

Secondary source, citing local reporting, indicates Watson Coleman took concrete legislative action on the pregnancy special enrollment portion early in her House service. This supports effort, not enactment.

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Bonnie Watson Coleman
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Being pregnant doesn't qualify you for a Special Enrollment Period, but the birth of a child does.

As of the current federal Marketplace guidance, pregnancy itself still does not create a special enrollment period. This key Healthy MOM Act promise remains undelivered federally.

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Health coverage if you're pregnant, plan to get pregnant, or recently gave birth | HealthCare.gov
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All Marketplace and Medicaid plans cover pregnancy and childbirth. Maternity care and newborn care are essential health benefits.

Federal Marketplace plans and Medicaid cover pregnancy, childbirth, maternity, and newborn care, which partially overlaps with the maternity coverage portion, but this does not prove the specific dependent-child mandate was enacted.

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Health coverage if you're pregnant, plan to get pregnant, or recently gave birth | HealthCare.gov
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Section 9812 created a state option for Medicaid coverage through the 12-month postpartum period after pregnancy ends.

Congress enacted an optional Medicaid postpartum extension, allowing states to provide full benefits through 12 months postpartum. Because it was optional, it did not fully guarantee nationwide continuous eligibility.

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Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
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Section 5113, Modifications to postpartum coverage under Medicaid and CHIP, struck the five-year limit from ARPA postpartum coverage provisions.

The 2023 appropriations law made the ARPA postpartum Medicaid/CHIP state option permanent, a meaningful partial delivery of the postpartum coverage goal but still not a universal federal guarantee.

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Public Law 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
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If found eligible during pregnancy, you'll be covered for at least 60 days after birth; some states offer 12 months.

Current federal guidance confirms postpartum Medicaid remains at least 60 days nationally, with 12 months available in some states, so the promised nationwide 12-month guarantee is not fully fulfilled.

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Health coverage if you're pregnant, plan to get pregnant, or recently gave birth | HealthCare.gov
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If you have Medicaid when you give birth, your newborn is automatically enrolled and remains eligible for at least a year.

The infant Medicaid eligibility protection component is substantially delivered for newborns born to Medicaid-covered parents, though broader pregnant-person and postpartum provisions are only partial.

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Health coverage if you're pregnant, plan to get pregnant, or recently gave birth | HealthCare.gov
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