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HR 6524 115th Congress House

Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment of certain Medicaid providers and suppliers across State lines, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 6, 2018 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresChild healthDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth care coverage and access
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 27, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 25, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 25, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 27, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act

This bill requires: (1) state Medicaid programs to adopt a streamlined screening and enrollment process for eligible out-of-state providers and suppliers, and (2) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a process for providers and suppliers to enroll simultaneously in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2415 Related bill Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Dec 6, 2018
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Jul 25, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6524: Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6524/
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"H.R. 6524: Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6524/.
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H.R. 6524, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6524/.
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