119th Congress
S. 721
Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Cory A. Booker(D-NJ)
- Introduced
- Feb 25, 2025
- Policy area
- Health
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (3)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Tim Scott (R-SC)
Added later (2)
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA) · May 6, 2025
- Christopher A. Coons (D-DE) · May 6, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 25, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. - Feb 25, 2025
Introduced in Senate