Kids’ Access to Primary Care Act of 2023

1/26/2024, 8:15 AM

Kids' Access to Primary Care Act of 2023

This bill modifies payments for Medicaid primary care services. Specifically, the bill applies a Medicare payment rate floor to Medicaid primary care services that are provided after the date of enactment of the bill and extends the payment rate to additional types of practitioners (e.g., obstetricians).

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must conduct a study on the number of children enrolled in Medicaid, the number of providers receiving payment for primary care services, and associated payment rates before and after the bill's implementation.

Congress
118

Number
HR - 952

Introduced on
2023-02-09

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

2/9/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Kids' Access to Primary Care Act of 2023

This bill modifies payments for Medicaid primary care services. Specifically, the bill applies a Medicare payment rate floor to Medicaid primary care services that are provided after the date of enactment of the bill and extends the payment rate to additional types of practitioners (e.g., obstetricians).

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must conduct a study on the number of children enrolled in Medicaid, the number of providers receiving payment for primary care services, and associated payment rates before and after the bill's implementation.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to renew the application of the Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services furnished under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Health

Potential Impact
Child health
Government studies and investigations
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Nursing
Women's health

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Recent Activity

Latest Summary3/24/2023

Kids' Access to Primary Care Act of 2023

This bill modifies payments for Medicaid primary care services. Specifically, the bill applies a Medicare payment rate floor to Medicaid primary care services that are provided after t...


Latest Action2/17/2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.