Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act has not moved since its introduction on Feb 25, 2025, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedFeb 25, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 78 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Finance Committee
- Policy area
- Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 3 of 567 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 625 words
- Subjects
- Blood and blood diseasesGovernment information and archivesHealth care coverage and accessHearing, speech, and vision careHome and outpatient careInternet, web applications, social media +2 more
- Latest action
- Feb 25, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 2
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 2
- 119th H.R. 5178 Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act R · Introduced
- 119th H.R. 9877 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]