Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act
Latest action · Feb 25, 2025 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.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2025 to May 6, 2025, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | May 6, 2025 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | May 6, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Feb 25, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5178 | Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act | Related bill | Sep 8, 2025 |
| HR 9877 | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 | Related bill | Jul 22, 2026 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2025Introduced in Senate
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