The Data to Save Moms Act authorizes $20 million annually from 2027 to 2031 to strengthen maternal health oversight and research, addressing America's persistent maternal mortality crisis with particular focus on racial and ethnic disparities. The bill funds state and tribal maternal mortality review committees to hire community members from underrepresented groups and expand their examinations to include severe complications and mental health-related deaths, while also requiring the federal government to study data collection gaps and recommend improvements within one year. Additionally, it mandates a comprehensive three-year study on maternal mortality among American Indian and Alaska Native populations and establishes grants for minority-serving institutions to research maternal health crises in communities of color. Together, these provisions aim to improve how maternal deaths are tracked, understood, and prevented across the country while centering the voices and experiences of the communities most affected.
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