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HR 4554 117th Congress House

Care That’s Fair Act

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide grants for support for States to identify and act on racial disparities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 6, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Jul 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 20, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 20, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 21, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Care That's Fair Act

This bill authorizes and provides funds for a grant program to analyze racial and ethnic disparities or other factors that may affect health outcomes for Medicaid enrollees. Specifically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may award grants to states to analyze (1) variations in health care outcomes and utilization that are related to race and ethnicity for clinically similar enrollees, or (2) clinical and social factors that contribute to poor infant and maternal health outcomes for enrollees.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 1, 2022
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 22, 2022
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Aug 6, 2021
 R
Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Jul 20, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4554: Care That’s Fair Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4554/
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"H.R. 4554: Care That’s Fair Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4554/.
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H.R. 4554, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4554/.
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