HR 5178
119th Congress
House
Health
Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act
Introduced: April 14, 2026
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 8, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 8, 2025
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act
This bill allows state Medicaid programs to establish health homes to provide coordinated care for individuals with sickle-cell disease. (Under current law, state Medicaid programs may establish health homes to provide coordinated care for individuals with specified chronic conditions.) States must ensure that such care includes dental and vision services.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must issue best practices for states on how to design and implement such health homes.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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