H.R. 5178 · 119th Congress — Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act
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…
- Congress
- 119
- Bill
- HR 5178
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- 2025-09-08
- Latest action date
- 2025-09-08
Record overview
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.
The recorded stage is committee referral: the named committee or committees consider the parts within their jurisdiction. Referral alone does not mean the measure has passed Congress or become law.
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sponsors
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
Florida · House District 2 · Republican
Record provenance
Stored record updated: 2026-09-15. This is separate from the action date and does not establish enactment.