WATCH/DOWNLOAD: Sen. Ossoff press conference at Ft. Moore on importance of legislation
WATCH/DOWNLOAD: B-Roll of Sen. Ossoff meeting with military families at Ft. Moore
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working across the aisle to expand maternal health care for moms in the military.
This week, Sen. Ossoff launched a push to pass the MOMS Who Serve Act of 2024, legislation he co-sponsored to help moms in the armed forces access perinatal health care services. On Monday, Sen. Ossoff met with military families and spouses on Ft. Moore to discuss the need to expand maternal health care.
The bipartisan bill would require the Department of Defense (DoD) to implement evidence-based pilot programs at Military Treatment Facilities nationwide with a goal of expanding access to maternal mental health care for moms.
The bipartisan MOMS Who Serve Act of 2024 would also create an advisory committee comprised of servicemembers, beneficiaries with lived experience, and experts to help ensure the most impactful pilot is established.
“Military servicemembers and military families make tremendous sacrifices in our national defense, and they should not have to sacrifice the highest quality care especially around as important and potentially risky a life and health event as pregnancy and childbirth,” Sen. Ossoff said.
Sen. Ossoff continues to champion Georgia’s servicemembers and military families.
Earlier this month, Sen. Ossoff began a push to pass the bipartisan Improving Access to Maternal Health for Military and Dependent Moms Act, legislation he co-sponsored alongside Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jon Tester (D-MT) to improve access to maternal health care for moms in the armed forces.
In December, Sens. Ossoff and Kevin Cramer (R-ND)’s bipartisan Military Families Mental Health Services Act to help more military families access vital mental health care services became law as part of this year’s National Defense Authorization Act.
In November, Sen. Ossoff’s bipartisan amendment to expand access to breast cancer screenings for Georgia veterans passed the U.S. Senate.
In 2021, Sen. Ossoff launched a push to pass the Social Determinants for Moms Act to improve maternal health outcomes and reduce the maternal mortality rate in Georgia and across the country.
Click here to read the MOMS Who Serve Act of 2024.
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