Postpartum depression; create new laws and revise existing provisions related to.

Summary

The bill would obligate health‑care professionals to screen mothers for postpartum depression within six weeks of birth, require insurers to pay for the screening, and have the state health department create educational materials. It also rewrites several Medicaid and hospital payment rules, sets drug‑pricing limits, and establishes new reporting and claim‑processing timelines. The measure failed to advance and died in committee.

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