1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maternal Care Access and Reducing Emergencies Act or the Maternal CARE Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In the United States, maternal mortality rates are among the highest in the developed world and increased by 26.6 percent between 2000 and 2014. (2) Of the 4,000,000 American women who give birth each year, about 700 suffer fatal complications during pregnancy, while giving birth, or during the postpartum period, and an additional 50,000 are severely injured. (3) It is estimated that half of the maternal mortalities in the United States could be prevented and half of the maternal injuries in the United States could be reduced or eliminated with better care. (4) Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than White women. There are 40 deaths per 100,000 live births for Black women, compared to 12.4 deaths per 100,000 live births for White women and 17.8 deaths per 100,000 live births for women of other races. (5) Black women’s risk of maternal mortality has remained higher than White women’s risk for the past 6 decades. (6) Black women in the United States suffer from life-threatening pregnancy complications twice as often as their White counterparts. (7) High rates of maternal mortality among Black women span income and education levels, as well as socioeconomic status