Kids’ Access to Primary Care Act of 2021
Summary
Kids' Access to Primary Care Act of 2021 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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 11, 2021
Last action Feb 23, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
2
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 25 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kim Schrier
DDemocratic
Co
Ann M. Kuster
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Cynthia Axne
DDemocratic
Co
Darren Soto
DDemocratic
Co
David N. Cicilline
DDemocratic
Co
Deborah K. Ross
DDemocratic
Co
Diana DeGette
DDemocratic
Co
Doris O. Matsui
DDemocratic
Co
Grace Meng
DDemocratic
Co
Janice D. Schakowsky
DDemocratic
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