S. 721 · 119th Congress · Senate

Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act

Active· Introduced in Senate
Introduced
Feb 25, 25
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

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  1. FEB 25, 2025Senate

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  2. FEB 25, 2025Library of Congress

    Introduced in Senate

Committees

1

Finance Committee

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Referred: Feb 25, 2025

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