HR 1509 · in committee · significant
Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act of 2025
- healthcare
What this bill does
- States must allow out-of-state doctors to treat Medicaid and CHIP children for five years without extra screening.
- Children under 21 in state Medicaid and CHIP programs benefit from faster access to out-of-state providers.
- Changes take effect three years after the law passes; states must set up enrollment processes for qualifying providers.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might allowing out-of-state doctors to treat Medicaid and CHIP children without extra screening affect wait times in states with doctor shortages?
- 02
What safeguards should states implement to ensure out-of-state providers meet quality standards while reducing screening requirements?
- 03
Which states would benefit most from this policy, and could it widen access gaps between well-resourced and under-resourced regions?
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Sponsor · D-MA-3
Lori Trahan
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
102/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-21
Joining the bill
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
R-IA-1 · original
Paul Tonko
D-NY-20
Troy Balderson
R-OH-12
Michael T. McCaul
R-TX-10
Kim Schrier
D-WA-8
Don Bacon
R-NE-2
Vicente Gonzalez
D-TX-34
Dan Crenshaw
R-TX-2
Bradley Scott Schneider
D-IL-10
Kathy Castor
D-FL-14
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
D-GA-2
David G. Valadao
R-CA-22
+ 90 more
Legislative timeline
2025-02-21 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-02-21 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-21 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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