Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act
Latest action · Dec 14, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedDec 14, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act
This bill establishes and provides funds for a demonstration project for state Medicaid programs to improve outpatient care for individuals with sickle cell disease, with a focus on young adults and pregnant women.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must award planning grants to at least 10 states and must select between 5 and 10 states to participate in the project. Participating states must provide specified services and support for individuals with sickle cell disease, including multidisciplinary care teams, appropriate treatments, mental health services, and specialist services.
The bill provides a 100% Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for services provided through the project.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 14, 2021 to Nov 17, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Dec 14, 2021 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Mar 29, 2022 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Mar 29, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Sep 21, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Nov 17, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Dec 14, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 14, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Dec 14, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 904 | Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 21, 2023 |
| S 996 | Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 28, 2023 |
| HR 6216 | Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act | Identical bill | Dec 10, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Blood and blood diseases
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Hereditary and development disorders
- Home and outpatient care
- Intergovernmental relations
- Medicaid
- Minority health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 14, 2021Introduced in Senate
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