HR 3910 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Equality in Medicare and Medicaid Treatment Act of 2019

Introduced Jul 23, 2019 Originated House Sponsor John Lewis D-GA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 24, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 23, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Equality in Medicare and Medicaid Treatment Act of 2019

This bill requires the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a payment model that addresses social determinants of health and health disparities, particularly with respect to minorities, underserved areas, and high-risk individuals. The bill also generally incorporates consideration of such factors into the selection, implementation, and evaluation of other models, including the decision as to whether to expand a model's duration and scope.

Cosponsors 21

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2019 to Feb 28, 2020, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalJul 23, 2019
D-PADwight EvansOriginalJul 23, 2019
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalJul 23, 2019
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalJul 23, 2019
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalJul 23, 2019
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalJul 23, 2019
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalJul 23, 2019
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalJul 23, 2019
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOct 8, 2019
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOct 8, 2019
D-TNSteve CohenOct 8, 2019
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOct 17, 2019
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOct 29, 2019
D-NYBrian HigginsOct 31, 2019
D-OREarl BlumenauerNov 8, 2019
Show all 21 cosponsors

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 24, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jul 23, 2019Introduced in House
  3. Jul 23, 2019Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Jul 23, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 4944Equality in Medicare and Medicaid Treatment Act of 2020Related billDec 2, 2020
HR 7546Minority Community Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2020Related billJul 9, 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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  1. Jul 23, 2019Introduced in House

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