S. 721 Introduced Health

Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act

A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a demonstration project to improve outpatient clinical care for individuals with sickle cell disease.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Introduced February 25, 2025 Cosponsors 3 (2 R, 1 D) Latest action February 25, 2025

Summary

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Feb 25, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  2. Feb 25, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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