Earlier this month, the Biden Administration made history by signing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act! The Bill, which will provide historic investment in our transportation, broadband, and infrastructure, is set to accelerate our economic recovery. While this is fantastic news, it’s time for Congress to rise to the occasion again and prove that they can still pass legislation that will make a real difference across this country. Working and middle-class families in America will benefit from the Build Back Better Act’s social policies that will make health care more affordable.
The Build Back Better Act, a historic legislation just passed the House of Representatives earlier today. This Bill will radically improve the lives of millions of Americans once it becomes law. The Bill includes landmark investments that will improve maternal and child health and advance equity, including critical provisions that:
→ Ensure new mothers have access to comprehensive health care services during the postpartum period by making 12-month postpartum coverage mandatory in Medicaid and CHIP.
→ Make historic investments to end the maternal health crisis by incorporating and providing funding for critical provisions of the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act.
→ Address churn and prevent eligible children from becoming disenrolled from coverage by requiring 12-month continuous eligibility for children insured by Medicaid and CHIP.
→ Provide a new option that allows states to extend income eligibility for CHIP up to 300% FPL.
→ Create a new Maternal Health Home state option in Medicaid to improve care coordination for pregnant and postpartum mothers.
→ Make the CHIP program permanent.
→ Extend critical poverty reduction efforts by providing a one-year extension of the expanded Child Tax Credit and making it permanent.
We’re looking to Senate to go BOLD, pass this bill, and move it to the President’s desk. We urge advocates to call the U.S Senator Switchboard (202) 224-3121 and ask your Senators to say ‘YES’ to Build Back Better Act.
Visit our Take Action center for a detailed script for when you call your Senator!
For questions, please contact HealthConnect One’s Director of Advocacy, Zainab ‘Zee’ Sulaiman.