Bill > S4944

This bill, the Equality in Medicare and Medicaid Treatment Act of 2020, aims to improve access to care for all Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries through models tested under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). The key provisions include: requiring CMMI to consult with the Office of Minority Health, the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, and the Office on Women's Health to address health disparities and social determinants of health; adding a new "social determinants of health payment model" to test innovations related to behavioral health services, conditions or comorbidities in underserved areas, and care for Medicaid-eligible pregnant and postpartum women; and requiring CMMI to report annually on the effectiveness of these interventions in mitigating negative health outcomes and higher costs associated with social determinants of health, as well as changes in disparities among minorities and beneficiaries in underserved areas.

Budget and Finance

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4944/all-info