# 119-s-4481: IMPACT to Save Moms Act

119-s-4481, IMPACT to Save Moms Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-23).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4481
- Congress: 119
- Title: IMPACT to Save Moms Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-23

## Summary

**Tests new payment models to improve maternal health outcomes and reduce disparities.** The bill would establish a Perinatal Care Alternative Payment Model Demonstration Project for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to let states try outcome-focused maternity payment approaches covering pregnancy through one year postpartum. - Pregnant and postpartum people would see maternity care paid in ways that account for pregnancy risk, mental health, substance use treatment, nutrition, and social needs. "Perinatal" covers pregnancy through the year after birth. - States could apply to test alternative payment models under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program. The Demonstration would run from 2027 through 2031 and require states to submit applications to CMS. - Providers and health systems could be paid to support non-hospital birth settings and multidisciplinary teams that include mental health, nutrition, and perinatal health workers. CMS would evaluate outcomes and patient experience with data broken out by race, ethnicity, language, income, geography, and insurance and report to Congress within one year after the project ends.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New Medicaid payment tests for moms: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would create the Perinatal Care Alternative Payment Model Demonstration Project for fiscal years 2027 through 2031. States could apply to test new payment models for maternity care under Medicaid (title XIX) and CHIP (title XXI). Models would cover pregnancy through one year a…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4481 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4481)

## Related
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4481 (as of 2026-08-23).