Senate Passes Data Mapping to Saves Moms' Lives Act
The Senate passed the Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act (S-198) Wednesday by unanimous consent. The measure and House companion HR-1218 would require the FCC to include data on certain maternal health outcomes in its broadband health mapping tool…
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(see 2104280083). The House Commerce Committee advanced HR-1218 in November (see 2111170052). S-198 lead sponsors Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and Deb Fischer, R-Neb., hailed the measure’s passage. “By mapping out areas with a need for both increased maternal care and access to broadband, we can better target where telemedicine improvements will be most effective to improve outcomes for expecting mothers and save lives,” Rosen said.