WASHINGTON DC – This week, Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV)’s bipartisan Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act passed the Senate after recently advancing out of the House, and is now headed to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law. The legislation would require the Federal Communications Commission to identify areas where high rates of poor maternal health outcomes overlap with lack of access to broadband services in order to pinpoint where telehealth services can be most effective.
Politico: Future Pulse Newsletter
By Ben Leonard
Key Points:
- Lawmakers think data pinpointing how maternal health outcomes coincide with poor broadband access could help improve those outcomes and show a way to target other chronic health problems.
- “Moms with some of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world — it’s just unacceptable,” said bill co-sponsor and Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.). “Anything we can do to intervene and get some help for moms right there on the spot is going to make a difference.”
- How it could help: Supporters believe the improved knowledge will bolster telehealth access and, in doing so, improve maternal health outcomes.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal: Rosen bill to aid pregnant women heads to Biden
By Jessica Hill
Key Points:
- The U.S. Senate passed a bill by Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., that aims to improve maternal health in rural areas that lack internet access.
- The Data Mapping to Protect Moms Lives Act will locate areas where there is both a lack of access to broadband and high maternal mortality rates to see where investment in programs such as Telehealth would be most effective for expectant mothers seeking care at home.
- “With one of the highest maternal mortality rates of any developed nation, we need to take action to save lives,” Rosen said in a statement. “This bipartisan legislation will direct the government to use data to identify areas where we can improve access to broadband and telemedicine to get moms the access to health care services they need.”
KRXI Reno: Rosen’s Bipartisan Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act Heads to President’s Desk
Reporter: Senator Jacky Rosen says her bipartisan Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives bill has passed in the Senate…The goal is to pinpoint where telehealth services could be most effective. The measure already passed in the house and is now headed to President Biden’s desk.
KTVN Reno: Rosen’s Bipartisan Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act Heads to President’s Desk
Reporter: A bill that would require the FCC to identify where high rates of poor maternal health outcomes overlap with lack of broadband service is now headed to the President’s desk. The aim is to pinpoint where telehealth services could be most effective.
KSNV Las Vegas: Rosen’s Bipartisan Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act Heads to President’s Desk
Reporter: A bill that aims to protect the health of current and future mothers passed the Senate this week. It’s called the Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act. The bill would require the FCC to identify areas where there is a lack of access to the internet which causes high rates of poor maternal health for mothers. Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen says they see this problem especially in the rural communities because of the long drives needed to get care.
KRNV in Reno: Rosen’s Bipartisan Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act Heads to President’s Desk
Reporter: Senator Jacky Rosen is celebrating today after her Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act bill passed in the Senate last night. The legislation would require the FCC to identify areas where high rates of poor maternal health overlap with a lack of access to broadband services. The goal is to pinpoint where telehealth services could be most effective.
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