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RepublicanBill · H.R. 1162· House(119-HR-1162)

Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act

Rep. Crenshaw
Age: 42 years
Texas
Introduced
2/10/2025
Last activity
2/10/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sponsored by
Dan Crenshaw
Cosponsors
Republican - 4Democrat - 3
Health
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

The Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act aims to facilitate direct primary care arrangements under the Medicaid program. It clarifies that states are not prohibited from providing medical assistance for primary care services through these arrangements, including as part of value-based care. The bill defines a direct primary care arrangement as one where an individual receives only primary care services for a fixed periodic fee. Additionally, the Secretary of Health and Human Services is tasked with seeking stakeholder input and issuing implementation guidance to states. Finally, the Secretary must submit a report to Congress analyzing state contracting and the quality and cost of care provided through these arrangements.

Yes

  • Does this make health care easier to get in general?+3

    The bill allows states to implement direct primary care arrangements, which may increase access to primary care services for Medicaid recipients.

  • Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+3

    The bill expands the ways Medicaid can deliver primary care services to low-income individuals through direct primary care models.

  • Does this put more money into Medicaid, the health coverage for people on low incomes?+2

    The bill facilitates more efficient ways for states to provide primary care through direct primary care arrangements within the Medicaid program.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.