To provide payment for patient navigator services under title XIX of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.
Patient Navigation Assistance Act of 2016
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require state Medicaid programs to provide medical assistance for patient navigator services. ("Patient navigators" are individuals who are trained to facilitate the care of other individuals and who have direct knowledge of the communities they serve.)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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