HR 8716 · 119th CongressIn Committeecongress.gov ↗
To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require coverage of self-measured blood pressure monitoring for pregnant and postpartum individuals.
What this bill does
AI plain-language summaryThis bill would change several federal laws related to Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and private health insurance to require that these programs cover self-measured blood pressure monitoring for people who are pregnant or who have recently given birth. No official summary is available for this bill.
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May 7, 2026
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