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[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 124 (Wednesday, July 19, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. TRAHAN:H.R. 4758.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18The single subject of this legislation is:Healthcare[Page H3859]
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Health
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- Health programs administration and funding
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- Medicaid
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- State and local government operations
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Health
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00
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Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act
This bill requires state Medicaid programs to establish a process through which qualifying out-of-state providers may enroll as participating providers for five years without undergoing additional screening requirements, unless the state has an agreement with other states that governs coverage of children with medically complex conditions that is in accordance with specified guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Among other requirements, a qualifying provider must (1) serve individuals under the age of 21; (2) have previously been screened for Medicare participation or for participation in the Medicaid program of the state in which the provider is located; and (3) have been determined by the CMS or state Medicaid program to pose a limited risk of fraud, waste, or abuse.
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2024-07-23
Reported to House
2024-09-16T19:36:46Z
Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act
This bill requires state Medicaid programs to establish a process through which qualifying out-of-state providers may temporarily treat children without undergoing additional screening requirements. It also requires pass-through pricing models for covered drugs under Medicaid.
Specifically, states must establish a process through which qualifying providers may enroll for five years as participating providers to treat individuals under the age of 21 without undergoing additional screening requirements, unless the state has an agreement with other states that governs coverage of children with medically complex conditions that is in accordance with specified guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
A qualifying provider (1) must not have been excluded or terminated from participating in a federal health care program or state Medicaid program; and (2) must have been successfully enrolled in Medicare or a state Medicaid program based on a determination that the provider posed a limited risk of fraud, waste, or abuse.
In addition, the bill requires pass-through pricing models, and prohibits spread-pricing, for payment arrangements with pharmacy benefit managers under Medicaid.

Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act
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Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act
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Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act
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Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act
2024-09-19T02:08:16Z
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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of certain providers across State lines, and to prevent the use of abusive spread pricing in Medicaid
2024-09-18T11:05:18Z
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Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act
2024-07-24T11:08:12Z
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Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act
2024-05-24T13:37:37Z
Introduced in House
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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of certain providers across State lines, and for other purposes.
2024-03-18T21:11:55Z
Introduced in House
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- Referred in Senate
2024-09-18T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr4758rfs/xml/BILLS-118hr4758rfs.xml
- Engrossed in House
2024-09-17T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr4758eh/xml/BILLS-118hr4758eh.xml
- Reported in House
2024-07-23T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr4758rh/xml/BILLS-118hr4758rh.xml
- Introduced in House
2023-07-19T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr4758ih/xml/BILLS-118hr4758ih.xml
2024-09-18
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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