S 721 — Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act
Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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✓Introduced
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
Low chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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4 sponsors
1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (2 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care ActThis 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.
Bill Text
- Introduced Introduced in Senate Current html February 25, 2025
Action History
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Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
- Cory A. Booker · Primary
- Tim Scott · Cosponsor
- Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor
- Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 543 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Booker, Cory A. Democratic
Co-sponsors (3)
- Scott, Tim Republican
- Cassidy, Bill Republican
- Coons, Christopher A. Democratic
Not signed on (543)
543 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does S 721 do?
- Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care ActThis 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.
- Who sponsors S 721?
- S 721 is sponsored by Booker, Cory A. (Democratic), Scott, Tim (Republican), Cassidy, Bill (Republican), and Coons, Christopher A. (Democratic).
- What is the current status of S 721?
- This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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