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Patient Navigation Assistance Act
To provide payment for patient navigator services under title XIX of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.
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Summary
Patient Navigation Assistance Act
This bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover patient navigator services for enrollees. Patient navigator services are services that help link an individual with medical, social, logistical, financial, or other programs or services to address the individual's needs.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Sep 10, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sep 10, 2026 Introduced in House
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