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The bill produces evidence and a public mapping to help states and Medicaid better identify and design services for infants with NAS, but it only studies and reports gaps—without immediate funding—so families may wait years for meaningful changes while expectations and administrative burdens rise.
States, Medicaid programs, and health providers will receive a public, evidence-based mapping of NAS prevalence and service gaps to guide policy, program design, and resource allocation.
Medicaid-enrolled infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) may get better-targeted services and supports because HHS will document the scope of services available under State Medicaid plans.
Parents and infants could benefit from improved care planning and potentially better health outcomes because the study examines infant and maternal outcomes associated with pediatric transitional care facilities.
Families and infants with NAS may see no immediate change in coverage or services because the report itself does not change funding and findings may not be available for up to three years.
Identifying gaps without guaranteed new resources could raise expectations among states and families but leave needs unmet if states lack capacity or funding to act on recommendations.
Conducting the study and reporting will require HHS administrative time and staff resources, potentially diverting attention from other agency tasks.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires HHS to study NAS prevalence and Medicaid-covered services for affected infants and mothers and report findings to Congress and the public within 3 years.
Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on neonatal abstinence syndrome, and for other purposes.
Introduced November 20, 2025 by Daniel Milton Newhouse · Last progress November 20, 2025
Requires the HHS Secretary to study and report to Congress within 3 years on neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and related infant and maternal health outcomes associated with pediatric transitional care facilities. The study must identify data gaps and barriers to obtaining accurate, current NAS prevalence data among Medicaid beneficiaries and describe the services and supports provided to those beneficiaries under Medicaid state plans and waivers. The report must be published publicly.