Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act
The summary
What this bill does
Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act
This bill allows state Medicaid programs to establish health homes to provide coordinated care for individuals with sickle-cell disease. (Under current law, state Medicaid programs may establish health homes to provide coordinated care for individuals with specified chronic conditions.) States must ensure that such care includes dental and vision services.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must issue best practices for states on how to design and implement such health homes.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - NJ · D-NJ
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | S |
| Bill Number | 721 |
| Origin Chamber | Senate |
| Current Status | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
| Policy Area | Health |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | February 25, 2025 |
| Latest Action | February 25, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 3 · House vote — · 1 views |
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