Bill · H.R. 1433· House(119-HR-1433)
Kids’ Access to Primary Care Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 2/18/2025
- Last activity
- 2/18/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sponsored by
- Kim Schrier
- Cosponsors
- - 10 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Kids' Access to Primary Care Act of 2025 aims to amend the Social Security Act regarding Medicaid payments. It seeks to renew the application of the Medicare payment rate floor for primary care services. The bill expands the types of providers eligible for these rates to include specific specialists, advanced practice clinicians, and certain health clinics. It also includes provisions to improve the targeting of primary care services by excluding emergency department visits. Additionally, the Act establishes requirements for managed care entities to ensure proper payments are made to providers. Finally, it mandates a study to compare enrollment, provider numbers, and payment rates.
Yes· 3 of 6
Would children be better off under this?+7
The bill explicitly targets the improvement of primary care access and provider availability for children under Medicaid.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+6
The bill improves the quality and availability of primary care services specifically for those enrolled in Medicaid.
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+6
The bill expands access to primary care by increasing provider payment rates and including more types of eligible providers like advanced practice clinicians.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Provider Availability and Payment Stability: The bill renews the payment floor for primary care services at a rate not less than 100 percent of the Medicare rate for various specialists, including family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatrics (Section 2(a)(1)(C)(i-ii)).
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Expanded Access through Diverse Providers: By including advanced practice clinicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and certified nurse-midwives under the payment floor, the bill allows more types of professionals to provide services (Section 2(a)(1)(C)(iii-v)).
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Support for Community Health Centers: The bill extends the payment floor to rural health clinics and Federally-qualified health centers (Section 2(a)(1)(C)(iv)).
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Better Targeting of Primary Care: The bill amends the definition of primary care services to exclude services provided in a hospital's emergency department, which aims to improve the targeting of these services (Section 2(b)(1)).
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Ensuring Fair Payment from Managed Care: The bill requires managed care contracts to provide payments to specific health care providers that are at least equal to the amounts required by the Secretary (Section 2(c)(1)(A)(xiv)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly detailed in the text provided.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children+7Good For Low Income Households+6Good For Rural Residents+5
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+6Increases Medicaid Funding+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+2
- 4/22/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/18/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 10 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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