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Kids’ Access to Primary Care Act of 2025
To 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.
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Summary
Kids' Access to Primary Care Act of 2025
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Feb 18, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Feb 18, 2025 Introduced in House
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