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HR 2048 115th Congress House

Eliminating Health Disparities Act of 2017

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to incentivize the development of community-based interventions to reduce health disparities among certain populations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 6, 2017 Introduced by: Luján, Ben Ray Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth programs administration and fundingMedicaid
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 6, 2017
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 Latest action April 7, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Eliminating Health Disparities Act of 2017

This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow a state to establish a Health Disparities Elimination Program, through which the state shall provide incentive payments to qualified community health systems (i.e., hospitals or affiliated groups of health care providers) for approved initiatives to reduce health disparities. In selecting qualified community health systems for participation, a state shall give priority to those that: (1) have included, in their required action plans, the use of evidence-based interventions; (2) have had relevant prior experience; and (3) demonstrate a long-term commitment to serving the target populations, a need for additional financial resources, and the potential for high impact relative to the amount of funding requested.

Federal funding for program support shall be allocated based on each state's share of total federal Medicaid expenditures.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2048: Eliminating Health Disparities Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2048/
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"H.R. 2048: Eliminating Health Disparities Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2048/.
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H.R. 2048, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2048/.
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