A 5709 — Establishes a work group to set reimbursement rates for doulas in the state Medicaid program and address other criteria related to their practice
Congress · introduced 2025-02-20
Establishes a 14 member doula Medicaid reimbursement work group within the department of health to set reimbursement rates for doulas in the state Medicaid program and address other criteria related to their practice; requires the work group to conduct a study and evaluate the costs, benefits and issues that may be associated with Medicaid reimbursement for doulas and for providing doula care to Medicaid recipients; makes related provisions.
Latest action: 2026-01-07 — IN_ASSEMBLY_COMM
Sponsors
- Michaelle C. Solages (—, NY-22) — sponsor · 2025-02-20
- MaryJane Shimsky (—, NY-92) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (—, NY-34) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Brian Cunningham (—, NY-43) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- David McDonough (—, NY-14) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Jodi Giglio (—, NY-2) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Latrice Walker (—, NY-55) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Steven Raga (—, NY-30) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Michael Novakhov (—, NY-45) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (—, NY-42) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Demond Meeks (—, NY-137) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Sarah Clark (—, NY-136) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Karines Reyes (—, NY-87) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
Action timeline
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Inbound (13)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-20 | Sarah Clark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-20 | Jodi Giglio | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-20 | David McDonough | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-20 | Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-20 | MaryJane Shimsky | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-20 | Brian Cunningham | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-20 | Michael Novakhov | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-20 | Karines Reyes | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-20 | Latrice Walker | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-20 | Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-20 | Demond Meeks | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-20 | Michaelle C. Solages | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-20 | Steven Raga | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michaelle C. Solages (—, state_lower NY-22) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Brian Cunningham (—, state_lower NY-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | David McDonough (—, state_lower NY-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Demond Meeks (—, state_lower NY-137) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (—, state_lower NY-34) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Jodi Giglio (—, state_lower NY-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Karines Reyes (—, state_lower NY-87) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Latrice Walker (—, state_lower NY-55) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | MaryJane Shimsky (—, state_lower NY-92) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Michael Novakhov (—, state_lower NY-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (—, state_lower NY-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Sarah Clark (—, state_lower NY-136) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Steven Raga (—, state_lower NY-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2025-02-20 · cosponsored by Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-20 · cosponsored by MaryJane Shimsky (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-20 · cosponsored by Brian Cunningham (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-20 · cosponsored by David McDonough (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-20 · cosponsored by Karines Reyes (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-20 · cosponsored by Demond Meeks (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-20 · cosponsored by Sarah Clark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-20 · cosponsored by Jodi Giglio (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-20 · cosponsored by Michael Novakhov (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-20 · cosponsored by Steven Raga (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-20 · cosponsored by Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-20 · cosponsored by Latrice Walker (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-20 · sponsored by Michaelle C. Solages (sponsor) · sponsorship