According to the National Institutes of Health, as Many as 26 Percent of Pregnancies End in Miscarriage & More Than 24,000 Babies are Stillborn Each Year in the United States
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Eugene Vindman (D-Va.-07) and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa-01) introduced bipartisan legislation to make sure that women who experience miscarriage or stillbirth are not charged more for the prenatal care they received before losing their pregnancy than they would have been if they had been able to carry to term.
“Every year, hundreds of thousands of women in Virginia — and across the nation — suffer the pain of pregnancy loss through miscarriage or stillbirth. These grieving women and their families shouldn’t have to face unexpectedly high medical bills while grieving their baby,” said Vindman. “I’m proud to introduce commonsense, bipartisan legislation that offers a straightforward solution to a cruel problem. No family should be penalized for losing a pregnancy through no fault of their own.”
“Enduring the loss of a pregnancy is a shattering experience for expecting mothers and their families,” said Miller-Meeks. “The Caring for Grieving Families Act ensures that mothers who suffer a miscarriage or stillbirth are not subject to a higher medical bill. This legislation would streamline pregnancy care payments and avoid adding financial burdens to women who experience either a miscarriage or a stillbirth.”
The Caring for Grieving Families Act of 2025 ensures that women who experience a miscarriage or stillbirth aren’t charged more for prenatal care than women whose pregnancies go to term. It limits cost-sharing for prenatal services within pregnancy bundles and bars insurance plans from imposing higher copays for care received before a pregnancy loss than what would have applied under the full bundled payment.
BACKGROUND
As many as 26 percent of all pregnancies end in miscarriage, according to the National Institutes of Health. Additionally, more than 24,000 babies are stillborn in the United States each year, affecting about one in 160 pregnancies at 20 weeks or later. Combined, pregnancy loss affects nearly one million expecting mothers in the United States each year.
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