To facilitate direct primary care arrangements under Medicaid.
Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act
This bill specifies that state Medicaid programs are authorized to provide primary care services through direct primary care arrangements (i.e., arrangements in which primary care providers receive a fixed periodic fee for their services).
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must (1) convene at least one virtual stakeholder meeting and issue related guidance on how state Medicaid programs may implement direct primary care arrangements, and (2) report on the extent to which state Medicaid programs contract with independent providers and on the quality and cost of care under direct primary care arrangements that are offered through Medicaid managed care organizations.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 0.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 0.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-170.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-170.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 134.
Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H798-800)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3836.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H798-799)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H798-799)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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