3.0.0 4830 2022-11-01T04:17:44Z 2022-11-01T04:17:44Z House HR 2019-10-23 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 168 (Wednesday, October 23, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DeSAULNIER:H.R. 4830.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.[Page H8458]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-10-26T18:24:30Z Referred to 2019-10-23T14:06:35Z 2019-10-26 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-10-23 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-10-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-10-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 N C001103 Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] Earl Carter R GA L. "Buddy" 1 2019-10-23 True Health Advisory bodies Allied health services Health care coverage and access Medicaid Health 00 2019-10-23 Introduced in House 2019-12-27T19:17:19Z Patient Navigation Assistance Act

This bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover patient navigator services. Patient navigators help individuals who are seeking prevention and treatment services for chronic diseases (e.g., cancer) to access appropriate services, obtain relevant information, and otherwise navigate the health care system.

]]> Patient Navigation Assistance Act Display Title Patient Navigation Assistance Act Official Title as Introduced To provide payment for patient navigator services under title XIX of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Patient Navigation Assistance Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4830ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4830ih.xml 2019-10-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.