Kids’ Access to Primary Care Act of 2025
Latest action · Feb 26, 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 26, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Kids' Access to Primary Care Act of 2025
This bill modifies payments for Medicaid primary care services. Specifically, the bill applies a Medicare payment rate floor to Medicaid primary care services that are provided after the date of enactment of the bill and extends the payment rate to additional types of practitioners (e.g., obstetricians).
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must conduct a study on the number of children enrolled in Medicaid, the number of providers receiving payment for primary care services, and associated payment rates before and after the bill's implementation.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 26, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Feb 26, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1433 | Kids’ Access to Primary Care Act of 2025 | Related bill | Feb 18, 2025 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2025Introduced in Senate
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