Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 8, 2025
Last action Sep 8, 2025
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Committee
1
Sep 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Sep 8, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 35 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Neal P. Dunn
RRepublican
Co
Al Green
DDemocratic
Co
Alma S. Adams
DDemocratic
Co
André Carson
DDemocratic
Co
Bennie G. Thompson
DDemocratic
Co
Cleo Fields
DDemocratic
Co
Danny K. Davis
DDemocratic
Co
Darren Soto
DDemocratic
Co
Donald G. Davis
DDemocratic
Co
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
RRepublican
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
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