S 721 ยท Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Introduced
- Feb 25, 2025
- Latest action
- Feb 25, 2025
- Sponsor
- Sen. Cory A. Booker [D-NJ]
- Policy area
- Health
- Cosponsors
- 3
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.
Recent actions
- Feb 25, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Feb 25, 2025 Introduced in Senate
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.