birth. For women with high-risk pregnancies, intensive maternity care saves $1.37 for every $1 invested in maternity care. (b) Purpose The purpose of this Act is to protect the health of women and newborns by ensuring that all women eligible for coverage through the Exchanges established under title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) and women eligible for other individual or group health plan coverage can access affordable health coverage during their pregnancy. 3. Providing for a special enrollment period for pregnant individuals (a) Public Health Service Act Section 2702(b)(2) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–1(b)(2) ) is amended by inserting including a special enrollment period for pregnant individuals, beginning on the date on which the pregnancy is reported to the health insurance issuer before the period at the end. (b) Patient protection and affordable care act Section 1311(c)(6) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18031(c)(6) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking and at the end