Search Results: keywords:"state medicaid programs"

  • S. 5432 — To facilitate direct primary care arrangements under Medicaid.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:671

    S. 5432, also known as the "Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act," aims to simplify and expand the ways states can provide primary care services to Medicaid recipients. The bill clarifies that state Medicaid programs can use "direct primary care arrangements," where patients receive primary...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 5432 is about making it easier for people who use Medicaid to see their doctors regularly by paying a fixed amount, kind of like a subscription service. This bill wants to make sure there's a good plan for doing this and promises to check in later to see if it's working well.

  • H. R. 8532 — To identify and address barriers to coverage of remote physiologic devices under State Medicaid programs to improve maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:378

    H.R. 8532 seeks to identify and address obstacles to the coverage of remote physiologic devices under State Medicaid programs, with the aim of enhancing maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women. The bill mandates the Secretary of Health and Human...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 8532 is a plan to help moms and babies stay healthy by checking why certain health-monitoring gadgets like heart rate monitors aren't paid for by Medicaid. It wants to fix this so all moms and babies can use these helpful gadgets.

  • S. 5097 — To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a demonstration project to improve outpatient clinical care for individuals with sickle cell disease.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:933

    The bill S. 5097, titled the "Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act," aims to modify title XIX of the Social Security Act. It proposes the establishment of a demonstration project allowing state Medicaid programs to develop health homes specifically for individuals with...

    Simple Explanation

    The Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act is a plan to help people with sickle cell disease get better care from doctors, including special health services like dental and vision checkups, through a new project that will start in 2025. This project will let Medicaid in some states make special healthcare homes for sickle cell patients and learn the best ways to take care of them.