S 5424 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Community Health Worker Access Act

Introduced Sep 17, 2026 Originated Senate Sponsor Lisa Blunt Rochester D-DE

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 17, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedSep 17, 2026
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Community Health Worker Access Act

This bill provides for coverage of community health services under Medicare.

Community health services are services provided by a community health agency in accordance with an individual needs assessment, including preventive services (e.g., screenings) and services to address social determinants of health (e.g., educational home visits). Community health agencies include nonprofits, federally qualified health centers, and other organizations that employ health workers (in accordance with certain labor standards) who have lived experience in the communities served.

The bill also allows state Medicaid programs to cover these services and provides for an increased Medicaid federal matching rate, also known as the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), for these services.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 17, 2026Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 17, 2026Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 10414Community Health Worker Access ActRelated billSep 16, 2026

Subjects

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

Text 1

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  1. Sep 17, 2026Introduced in Senate

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