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S 4717 116th Congress Senate Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Child health Department of Health and Human Services Health care coverage and access Health personnel Intergovernmental relations Medicaid Medicare State and local government operations

Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act

Introduced: September 24, 2020 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Sep 24, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 24, 2020
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Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act

This bill establishes certain administrative requirements with respect to the Medicaid provider enrollment process. Specifically, the bill requires (1) state Medicaid programs to adopt a streamlined screening and enrollment process for eligible out-of-state pediatric providers, and (2) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a process for providers to enroll simultaneously in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

What's happening now September 24, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Dec 2, 2020
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Nov 12, 2020
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Sep 24, 2020
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Sep 24, 2020
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 24, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4717: Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4717/
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"S. 4717: Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4717/.
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