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US HR4621

US HR4621
CARING for Social Determinants Act of 2019 Collecting and Analyzing Resources Integral and Necessary for Guidance for Social Determinants Act of 2019


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Introduced
10/08/2019
In Committee
10/09/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue and disseminate guidance to States to clarify strategies to address social determinants of health under the Medicaid program and the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance to help states address social determinants of health (e.g., socioeconomic factors) under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

AI Summary

This bill, the Collecting and Analyzing Resources Integral and Necessary for Guidance for Social Determinants Act of 2019 (or the CARING for Social Determinants Act of 2019), requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to issue guidance to help states address social determinants of health (such as socioeconomic factors) under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The guidance will provide strategies that states can implement under existing authorities or waivers, including ways to encourage and incentivize managed care organizations to address social determinants of health, as well as examples of how states are currently addressing these factors in their Medicaid and CHIP programs.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (12)

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 10/09/2019)

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