HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2470 FILED ON: 2/17/2021 HOUSE ...... No. 1297

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ______

PRESENTED BY:

Liz Miranda ______

To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to expanding equitable access to maternal postpartum care. ______

PETITION OF:

NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED: Liz Miranda 5th Suffolk 2/17/2021 Lindsay N. Sabadosa 1st Hampshire 2/18/2021 Sally P. Kerans 13th Essex 2/19/2021 3rd Hampshire 2/20/2021 Christina A. Minicucci 14th Essex 2/24/2021 Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. 12th Hampden 2/24/2021 Carole A. Fiola 6th Bristol 2/25/2021 James J. O'Day 14th Worcester 2/25/2021 Tram T. Nguyen 18th Essex 2/25/2021 11th Middlesex 2/25/2021 Carmine Lawrence Gentile 13th Middlesex 2/26/2021 Natalie M. Higgins 4th Worcester 2/26/2021 Chynah Tyler 7th Suffolk 2/26/2021 Edward R. Philips 8th Norfolk 2/26/2021 Tricia Farley-Bouvier 3rd Berkshire 2/26/2021 Erika Uyterhoeven 27th Middlesex 2/26/2021 7th Middlesex 2/26/2021 Michelle M. DuBois 10th Plymouth 2/26/2021

1 of 2 Kate Lipper-Garabedian 32nd Middlesex 2/26/2021 9th Suffolk 2/26/2021 Michelle L. Ciccolo 15th Middlesex 2/26/2021 Nika C. Elugardo 15th Suffolk 2/26/2021 Joanne M. Comerford Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester 3/2/2021 Dylan A. Fernandes Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket 3/8/2021 Elizabeth A. Malia 11th Suffolk 3/15/2021 Christine P. Barber 34th Middlesex 3/16/2021 Walter F. Timilty Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth 3/17/2021 15th Norfolk 3/24/2021 Steven Ultrino 33rd Middlesex 5/11/2021 Marcos A. Devers 16th Essex 6/30/2021 Meghan Kilcoyne 12th Worcester 9/2/2021 William C. Galvin 6th Norfolk 9/23/2021

2 of 2 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2470 FILED ON: 2/17/2021 HOUSE ...... No. 1297 By Ms. Miranda of , a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1297) of Liz Miranda and others for legislation to extend MassHealth standard coverage to pregnant and postpartum residents of the Commonwealth. Health Care Financing.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

______In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court (2021-2022) ______

An Act relative to expanding equitable access to maternal postpartum care.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

1 SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, MassHealth shall seek

2 approval and federal financial participation through a demonstration waiver under Section 1115

3 of the Social Security Act as codified at 42 U.S.C. section 1315 to extend MassHealth Standard

4 coverage to pregnant and postpartum residents of the commonwealth who are eligible through

5 Title XIX and Title XXI of the Social Security Act to 12 months following the end of the

6 pregnancy plus an additional period extending to the end of the month in which the 12 month

7 period ends, regardless of any change in the resident’s family income.

8 (b) Should MassHealth receive federal approval under section (a), the same level and

9 duration of medical assistance shall be made available to pregnant and postpartum residents of

10 the commonwealth not otherwise eligible for benefits under Title XIX or Title XXI of the Social

11 Security Act or under the demonstration approved in section (a) solely due to immigration status.

1 of 2 12 Benefits provided under this section shall not be contingent upon the availability of federal

13 financial participation for this population.

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