Require coverage for home visiting programs

Evidence-based home visiting programs provide new parents with health, social, and child-development services that have proven effective in the detection and intervention of prenatal complications, postpartum depression, Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs), and developmental concerns for pregnant parents and young children under five.[1][2] In partnership with the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program provides funding to state programs to deliver these services through local agencies; however not all state Medicaid programs cover these visits, and-out-of-pocket costs can range from one to five thousand dollars annually.[3][4] Home visiting programs can improve health equity and provide a head start for all families.[5] However, to do so, they must be offered as a covered benefit for all health plans.[1]