Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act
This bill creates a new Medicaid health home program specifically for people with sickle cell disease (SCD), beginning January 1, 2026. It requires states to provide dental and vision services to SCD patients enrolled in these health homes, regardless of whether they offer such services generally to other Medicaid beneficiaries. States must also report on care quality, access, and costs for SCD patients using these specialized health homes, and the federal government must publish best practices for implementing the program by June 2026. The bill directly affects Medicaid patients diagnosed with SCD and state Medicaid programs managing these specialized care services.
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 25, 2025
Last action Feb 25, 2025
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Feb 25, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Feb 25, 2025
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Introduced in Senate
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1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
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Party
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Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
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Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
Co
Tim Scott
RRepublican
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