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HR 5961 111th Congress House

Medical-Legal Partnership for Health Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration project to award grants to, and enter into contracts with, medical-legal par… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration project to award grants to, and enter into contracts with, medical-legal partnerships to assist patients and their families to navigate health-related programs and activities.

Introduced: September 15, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Health promotion and preventive careLawyers and legal servicesMinority health
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical-Legal Partnership for Health Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a nationwide demonstration project to: (1) award matching grants or enter into contracts with medical-legal partnerships to assist patients and their families in navigating health-related programs and activities; and (2) evaluate the effectiveness of such partnerships.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to grantees to support the establishment and sustainability of medical-legal partnerships.

Requires amounts received under this Act to be used to achieve one or more of the following goals: (1) enhancing access to health care services; (2) improving health outcomes for low-income individuals; (3) reducing health disparities among health disparities populations; (4) enhancing wellness and prevention of chronic conditions and other health problems; (5) reducing cost of care to the health care system; (6) addressing the social determinants of health; and (7) addressing situational factors that contribute to poor health, such as poor housing.

Prohibits funds under this Act from being used: (1) for any medical malpractice action or proceeding; (2) to provide any state or local public benefit to an alien who is not a qualified alien or a nonimmigrant under the Immigration and Nationality Act or an alien who is paroled into the United States under such Act for less than one year; or (3) to provide legal assistance with respect to any proceeding or litigation which seeks to procure an abortion or to compel any individual or institution to perform or assist in the performance of an abortion.

Requires the Secretary to study and report to Congress on the results of such project.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5961: Medical-Legal Partnership for Health Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5961/
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"H.R. 5961: Medical-Legal Partnership for Health Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5961/.
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H.R. 5961, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5961/.
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