Bill116th CongressFiled Sep 24, 2020Health
S. 4717
Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Sep 24, 2020)
Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act
This bill establishes certain administrative requirements with respect to the Medicaid provider enrollment process. Specifically, the bill requires (1) state Medicaid programs to adopt a streamlined screening and enrollment process for eligible out-of-state pediatric providers, and (2) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a process for providers to enroll simultaneously in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
What just happenedSep 24, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA](R-IA)Sponsor
8 cosponsors4 D4 R
8cosponsors1committees2actions9subjects
- Introduced in SenateSep 24, 2020
- Sep 24, 2020IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Sep 24, 2020IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate