Tech to Save Moms Act

Key Points

• The bill directs the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation to test telehealth models under Medicaid that screen, monitor, and manage health complications during pregnancy and for up to one year after delivery. This brings remote care to expectant and new mothers who may not live near a doctor.
• The bill creates a grant program ($6 million per year from 2026 to 2030) to train maternal health providers using video-based collaborative learning models. Training covers safety, implicit bias, mental health screening, substance use disorders, and social determinants of health.
• A second grant program ($6 million per year, 2026-2030) funds digital tools like early warning systems and clinical decision support to reduce maternal health disparities, with priority given to areas with high maternal mortality and health professional shortages.
• Both grant programs specifically target rural areas, underserved communities, health professional shortage areas, and American Indian and Alaska Native populations, where maternal health outcomes tend to be worst.
• The bill requires HHS to commission a National Academies study on how technology and patient monitoring devices (including AI and pulse oximeters) may introduce or worsen racial and ethnic biases in maternal care. Results are due within 24 months.