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IL HB3084
Bill
Status
4/23/2021
Primary Sponsor
Lakesia Collins
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AI Summary
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Establishes a Medicaid voucher pilot program to expand maternal care options for Black mothers in Illinois, including planned home birth services and in-home perinatal and postpartum care provided by certified professional midwives.
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Requires the Task Force on Infant and Maternal Mortality Among African Americans to partner with community-based providers to develop program rules and regulations, with implementation by January 1, 2023.
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Implements a maternity episode payment model providing a single bundled payment covering all prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum services (9 months pregnancy plus 12 weeks postpartum) across all provider types.
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Mandates annual reporting to the General Assembly on January 1 from 2024 through 2028 regarding pilot program status and impact measures.
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Directs the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to provide relevant maternal care expenditure data to establish budget-neutral reimbursement rates for bundled maternal care services spanning pregnancy and postpartum phases.
Legislative Description
HEALTH-TECH
Last Action
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
5/28/2021