Tech to Save Moms Act
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
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Overview
The Tech to Save Moms Act aims to improve maternal health outcomes by authorizing grants for evaluating and expanding the use of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models. Specifically, it focuses on addressing maternal health disparities in underserved areas, including rural communities and those with significant racial and ethnic disparities. The bill also seeks to integrate telehealth into maternity care services and promote the use of digital tools to enhance maternal health care.
Key provisions
- Authorizes grants to evaluate, develop, and expand technology-enabled collaborative learning models for maternal health.
- Provides for the adoption of telehealth tools for screening and management of pregnancy complications.
- Establishes grants to improve maternal health outcomes in health professional shortage areas, high-mortality areas, and underserved populations.
- Requires grants to train maternal health care providers on implicit bias, mental health, and substance use disorders.
- Includes provisions for using remote patient monitoring tools.
- Creates grants to reduce maternal health disparities through digital tools and technologies.
- Directs the National Academies to study the use of technology and patient monitoring devices in maternity care.
- Authorizes appropriations of $6 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
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