S 9868 — 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 2026-04-09
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: 2026-04-09 — IN_SENATE_COMM
Sponsors
- Samra Brouk (—, NY-55) — sponsor · 2026-04-09
Action timeline
- · senate — REFERRED TO HEALTH
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| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | Samra Brouk | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | 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 | Samra Brouk (—, state_upper NY-55) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
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
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- 2026-04-09 · sponsored by Samra Brouk (sponsor) · sponsorship