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Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act

Introduced Sep 8, 2025 by Rep. Neal P. Dunn

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Latest action · Sep 8, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

What it does

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

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