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HR 1433 · in committee · significant

Kids’ Access to Primary Care Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill requires Medicaid to pay primary care doctors at rates no lower than Medicare rates.
  • The change affects children enrolled in Medicaid and primary care providers including obstetricians.
  • The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must study enrollment and payment rates after the bill takes effect.

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  1. 01

    How might equalizing Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement rates affect the supply of primary care doctors willing to treat Medicaid-enrolled children?

  2. 02

    What trade-offs exist between increasing Medicaid payment rates to doctors and potential impacts on program funding or other covered services?

  3. 03

    What specific metrics should the CMS study use to determine whether higher Medicaid rates actually improve children's access to primary care?

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Sponsor · D-WA-8

Kim Schrier

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Introduced 2025-02-18

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-18 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  2. 2025-02-18 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-02-18 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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