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HOUSE 4758118th CongressReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act

Last Action
9/18/2024

Actions

  • 2024-09-18Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • 2024-09-17The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  • 2024-09-17Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • 2024-09-17On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5292-5293)
  • 2024-09-17Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5292-5293)
  • 2024-09-17DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4758.
  • 2024-09-17Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5292-5295)
  • 2024-09-17Mrs. Miller-Meeks moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  • 2024-07-23Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 508.
  • 2024-07-23Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-610.
  • 2024-07-23Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-610.
  • 2024-06-12Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.
  • 2024-06-12Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  • 2024-05-16Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
  • 2024-05-16Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

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CRS Summary

As of 2024-07-23 (07)

Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act

This bill requires state Medicaid programs to establish a process through which qualifying out-of-state providers may temporarily treat children without undergoing additional screening requirements. It also requires pass-through pricing models for covered drugs under Medicaid.

Specifically, states must establish a process through which qualifying providers may enroll for five years as participating providers to treat individuals under the age of 21 without undergoing additional screening requirements, unless the state has an agreement with other states that governs coverage of children with medically complex conditions that is in accordance with specified guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

A qualifying provider (1) must not have been excluded or terminated from participating in a federal health care program or state Medicaid program; and (2) must have been successfully enrolled in Medicare or a state Medicaid program based on a determination that the provider posed a limited risk of fraud, waste, or abuse.

In addition, the bill requires pass-through pricing models, and prohibits spread-pricing, for payment arrangements with pharmacy benefit managers under Medicaid.

Cosponsors (20)

  • Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
  • Kathy Castor (D-FL)
  • Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
  • Ann Kuster (D-NH)
  • Kat Cammack (R-FL)
  • Paul Tonko (D-NY)
  • Don Bacon (R-NE)
  • Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
  • Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
  • Deborah Ross (D-NC)
  • Jennifer Wexton (D-VA)
  • Michael McCaul (R-TX)
  • Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)
  • Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
  • William Keating (D-MA)
  • Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)
  • Angie Craig (D-MN)
  • Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
  • Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX)
  • Richard Hudson (R-NC)

Subjects

  • Child health
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Medicaid
  • State and local government operations
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