U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10728: Maternity Care for Rural Communities Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 5, 2026
To provide that certain limits on State-directed payments under the Medicaid program not apply to certain maternity, labor, and delivery services.
What the bill says
To provide that certain limits on State-directed payments under the Medicaid program not apply to certain maternity, labor, and delivery services.
From the introduced text, October 5, 2026:
A BILL To provide that certain limits on State-directed payments under the Medicaid program not apply to certain maternity, labor, and delivery services. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maternity Care for Rural Communities Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Providing that certain limits on State-directed payments under the Medicaid program not apply to certain maternity, labor, and delivery services Section 71116(b) of an Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 ( Public Law 119-21 ) is amended-- (1) in the header, by striking Grandfathering and inserting Treatment of ; (2) by striking In the case of and inserting the and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Exemption for payments for certain maternity, labor, and delivery services In the case of a payment described in section 438.6(c)(2)(iii) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), made for maternity, labor, or delivery services furnished during a rating period beginning on or after July 4, 2025, by a specified entity, no limit on such payment shall apply. (3) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Qualifying births The term qualifying birth means, with respect to a birth at a hospital, any birth with respect to which the individual giving birth-- (i) received maternity, labor, …
Sponsors
- Sharice Davids (D, HD-003) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is HB10728?
- HB10728 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Maternity Care for Rural Communities Act of 2026.
- What does HB10728 do?
- In its own words: To provide that certain limits on State-directed payments under the Medicaid program not apply to certain maternity, labor, and delivery services.
- What is the status of HB10728?
- In committee as of October 5, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (October 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10728?
- Sharice Davids (D, HD-003).
- Where is the official record for HB10728?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10728
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