New York Senate Bill 940: Establishes mandatory minimum medicaid coverage for hospital confinement for childbirth

New York · 2025-2026 session

Status: In committee

What it does

Requires all insurance policies and health maintenance organization contracts to provide coverage for maternity patients and their newborns for hospital stays of at least 48 hours following childbirth by natural delivery and 96 hours following childbirth by caesarean section; provides such coverage for patients who are recipients of medicaid.

Latest action

REFERRED TO HEALTH (2026-04-22)

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