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Direct Primary Care for America Act

Introduced: September 30, 2020 Introduced by: Crenshaw, Dan Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Sep 29, 2020
Introduced in House
Sep 29, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Direct Primary Care for America Act

This bill allows participants in health savings accounts to pay for direct primary care service arrangements from such accounts. A direct primary care service arrangement is primary medical care provided by primary care practitioners if the sole compensation for such care is a fixed periodic fee.

The bill allows waivers to states under Medicaid to provide direct primary care to low-income Medicaid recipients.

The bill also allows health care facilities to participate in the National Health Service Corps Scholarship or Loan Repayment Program if they offer direct primary care service arrangements and are in a health professional shortage area.

What's happening now September 29, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3708 Related bill Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2019
  • S 2999 Related bill Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8417: Direct Primary Care for America Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8417/
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"H.R. 8417: Direct Primary Care for America Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8417/.
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H.R. 8417, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8417/.
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