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TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Apr 24th, 2025

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • A bill that will further help address the maternal mortality and morbidity crisis in Texas.
  • HB 2140 would add two new Seats to the current composition of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity
  • We know that many of the maternal mortalities that happen in our state occur after the... family leaves
  • These are the perspectives that doulas would bring to the maternal mortality discussion. and morbidity
  • The mortality numbers, was it 24 out of 100,000? Oh, yeah, 24.2 deaths per 100,000 live births.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Texas is one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country with black women dying at disproportionate
  • As Darcy mentioned, Texas already has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country, and
  • We're also. seeing an increase, an alarming increase, in maternal mortality. in infant mortality and
  • Texas already has a maternal mortality crisis and too many Texans must travel hours just to see a doctor
Summary: The meeting addressed critical health care concerns in Texas, highlighting the consequences of funding cuts on access to reproductive health services. Key speakers emphasized the urgent need for the Care No Matter What Act, which aims to restore funding to healthcare providers like Planned Parenthood. They underscored the alarming statistics of maternal mortality and the rising rates of teen pregnancies, particularly in Black and Latina communities. Testimonies shared during the meeting illustrated the real-life impacts of healthcare access issues on individuals and families across the state, illustrating the necessity for legislative action to ensure comprehensive reproductive health services.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare May 19th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • and pregnancy-associated mortality in Louisiana, to evaluate barriers to maternal health care access
  • Louisiana's maternal mortality rate is more than double the national average.
  • as one example of... ...or have a declaration on infant mortality as one example of what the state and
  • Maternal mortality deserves the same level of urgency. Was that my time? That was my time?
  • The Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review Report for 2020 to 2022 has just been released.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Health Policy Feb 2nd, 2026

Health Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • think this is a step in the right direction in helping us solve the issue of maternal and infant mortality
  • rate and infant mortality rate in the state of Florida.
  • I'm really aggravated to keep seeing the data of maternal mortality and the things that are going on,
  • or infant mortality.
  • or infant mortality.
Summary: The committee first considered SB 268, a public records exemption for emergency physicians. Senator Rodriguez’s strike-all amendment narrowed and clarified the exemption, and testimony from an emergency physician described threats, harassment, and safety concerns tied to mandatory reporting and patient encounters. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute. Members then heard SB 514, creating the Dula Support for Healthy Births Pilot Program in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties for pregnant and postpartum women affected by substance use disorder. Senator Osgood explained the pilot would provide non-medical doula support and data collection, and an amendment changed the funding source to specific appropriations in the General Appropriations Act. Supporters said doula care can improve maternal and infant outcomes and complement medical providers. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute. The committee also approved SB 36 on use of professional nursing titles after extensive debate over whether nurses with doctoral degrees should be allowed to use “doctor” in clinical settings, with concerns raised about patient confusion and the need for clearer identification. The bill was amended to align with the House version and then reported favorably as a committee substitute. The committee next approved SB 864, a public records exemption for uterine fibroid research data, after a technical amendment setting a July 1, 2026 effective date; Senator Sharif said the exemption is needed so the Department of Health can collect sensitive data for the related research bill. SB 844, requiring continuing education on sickle cell disease care management for certain licensed physicians and nurses, was also reported favorably after emotional testimony from patients and advocates describing delayed care and bias. Later, the committee approved SB 1404 on memory care, after a strike-all amendment creating a new memory care specialty license for assisted living facilities that advertise or provide specialized memory care services, while allowing optional supportive services without the new license. Supporters from the senior living industry backed the clarification. The committee then passed SB 914, which clarifies that licensed occupational therapists may perform dry needling, after an amendment adjusting supervision and continuing education language. Finally, the committee took up SB 1758, a broad Medicaid and SNAP reform bill that would strengthen fraud enforcement, impose Medicaid work requirements for certain able-bodied adults, expand behavioral health services, modernize drug purchasing and prior authorization, and require SNAP fraud-reduction measures. Several amendments were adopted, and members questioned the work requirement, implementation costs, EBT card photo identification, and due process concerns; debate continued as the transcript ended.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26

Children and Families Finance and Policy

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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Mar 17th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • John Hellerstedt sent a letter to the governor stating that the 2022 Maternal Mortality and Morbidity
  • The Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee was established in 2013 to review findings and
  • statewide. rates, ratios, and trends providing opportunities to address maternal mortality. morbidity
  • HB 713 would allow nurses to review unredacted materials related to maternal. mortality and morbidity
  • My sister. was on the Houston-Harris County Child Mortality Review Board. Oh, OK.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 28th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Infant mortality and morbidity rates in this country.
  • Because midwives aren't required to self-report morbidity and mortalities, Texas' data remain incomplete
  • Morbidity and mortality are staples in health care, and it's important when we're looking at a population
  • So we would like to see these statistics produced alongside maternal and infant mortality reports as
  • Texas Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee. This bill has no fiscal note.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Apr 3rd, 2025

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • The maternal mortality rate for non-Hispanic white women is 72.6 cases per 10,000 deliveries.
  • The maternal mortality crisis in Texas is deeply concerning, members.
  • It's required in the Maternal Mortality Task Force.
  • they're only reviewing mortalities.
  • And just as a point of interest, the number of mortalities from lung cancer exceeds the number of mortalities