Caring for Grieving Families Act of 2023

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5909 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5909

  To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to limit cost 
        sharing for prenatal services in certain circumstances.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 6, 2023

   Ms. Spanberger (for herself and Mrs. Miller-Meeks) introduced the 
                             following bill

                            October 25, 2023

            Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to limit cost 
        sharing for prenatal services in certain circumstances.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Caring for Grieving Families Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. LIMITING COST SHARING FOR PRENATAL SERVICES IN CERTAIN 
              CIRCUMSTANCES.

    (a) In General.--Subpart II of part A of title XXVII of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-11 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section:

``SEC. 2730. LIMITATION ON COST SHARING FOR PRENATAL SERVICES IN 
              CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

    ``In the case of a group health plan or group or individual health 
insurance coverage that pays for items and services furnished to an 
individual relating to the birth of a child as part of a bundled 
payment and that includes payment for prenatal services (such as 
imaging tests and office visits) as part of such bundled payment, if 
such individual experiences a miscarriage or stillbirth and such 
bundled payment is not made, such plan or coverage may not impose any 
cost sharing requirement (including deductibles, coinsurance, and 
copayments) on such prenatal services furnished prior to such 
miscarriage or stillbirth in an amount that exceeds the cost sharing 
requirement that would have been applicable to such bundled payment had 
such miscarriage or stillbirth not occurred.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
with respect to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
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