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HR 1142 111th Congress House Health Health technology, devices, supplies Immunology and vaccination Medicaid Musculoskeletal and skin diseases

Alopecia Areata Medicaid Improvement and Parity Act

Introduced: February 24, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Feb 25, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 24, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 24, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Alopecia Areata Medicaid Improvement and Parity Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act with respect to inpatient hospital services to require states to provide hair prostheses under the Medicaid program for: (1) individuals diagnosed with alopecia areata universalis or alopecia areata totalis; or (2) individuals whose attending physician certifies in writing the medical necessity of that proposed course of rehabilitative treatment.


What's happening now February 25, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 3
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Sep 9, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 20, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 30, 2009
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 23, 2009
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 5, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 2009
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 5, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1142: Alopecia Areata Medicaid Improvement and Parity Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1142/
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"H.R. 1142: Alopecia Areata Medicaid Improvement and Parity Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1142/.
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H.R. 1142, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1142/.
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