Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act
Latest action · Sep 18, 2024 Received in the Senate and 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.
- IntroducedJul 19, 2023
- Passed HouseSep 17, 2024
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act
This bill requires state Medicaid programs to establish a process through which qualifying out-of-state providers may temporarily treat children without undergoing additional screening requirements. It also requires pass-through pricing models for covered drugs under Medicaid.
Specifically, states must establish a process through which qualifying providers may enroll for five years as participating providers to treat individuals under the age of 21 without undergoing additional screening requirements, unless the state has an agreement with other states that governs coverage of children with medically complex conditions that is in accordance with specified guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
A qualifying provider (1) must not have been excluded or terminated from participating in a federal health care program or state Medicaid program; and (2) must have been successfully enrolled in Medicare or a state Medicaid program based on a determination that the provider posed a limited risk of fraud, waste, or abuse.
In addition, the bill requires pass-through pricing models, and prohibits spread-pricing, for payment arrangements with pharmacy benefit managers under Medicaid.
Cosponsors 124
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 19, 2023 to Jul 18, 2024, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Original | Jul 19, 2023 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jul 27, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jul 27, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | Jul 27, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jul 27, 2023 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Aug 22, 2023 | |
| R-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Aug 22, 2023 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Aug 22, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Aug 22, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Aug 29, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Sep 14, 2023 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2024Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Sep 17, 2024Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5292-5295)
- Sep 17, 2024DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4758.
- Sep 17, 2024Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 17, 2024Mrs. Miller-Meeks moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2372 | Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act | Identical bill | Jul 19, 2023 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2024Referred in Senate
- Sep 17, 2024Engrossed in House
- Jul 23, 2024Reported in House
- Jul 19, 2023Introduced in House
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