S891-119

In Committee

Bipartisan Health Care Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 6, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill requires streamlines Medicaid enrollment for out-of-state healthcare providers serving children under 21, expands reporting requirements and establishes demonstration program for home and community-based services, and exempts removes age cap (65) for Medicaid eligibility for working adults with disabilities. It relies on compliance mandates, appropriations, grants, and exemptions. The main policy areas are Healthcare, Medicaid, Medicare, and Pandemic Preparedness.

Who Benefits and How

Substance use treatment providers could gain revenue opportunities, Recovery community organizations could gain revenue opportunities, and Public health agencies could gain revenue opportunities.

Who Bears the Burden and How

State Medicaid agencies would take on compliance duties, Durable medical equipment suppliers would take on compliance duties, and State Medicaid programs could face higher costs.

Key Provisions

  • Requires streamlines Medicaid enrollment for out-of-state healthcare providers serving children under 21.
  • Expands reporting requirements and establishes demonstration program for home and community-based services.
  • Exempts removes age cap (65) for Medicaid eligibility for working adults with disabilities.
  • Requires protects Medicaid eligibility and HCBS waiting list positions for military families during relocations.
  • Requires states to regularly verify and update address information for Medicaid enrollees.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill requires streamlines Medicaid enrollment for out-of-state healthcare providers serving children under 21, expands reporting requirements and establishes demonstration program for home and community-based services, and exempts removes age cap (65) for Medicaid eligibility for working adults with disabilities.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Medicaid, Medicare, Pandemic Preparedness

Primary Purpose

The bill requires streamlines Medicaid enrollment for out-of-state healthcare providers serving children under 21, expands reporting requirements and establishes demonstration program for home and community-based services, and exempts removes age cap (65) for Medicaid eligibility for working adults with disabilities.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Medicaid Medicare Pandemic Preparedness

Title I - Medicaid Provisions

Identified Gains
  • Substance use treatment providers
  • Recovery community organizations
  • Public health agencies
  • Mental health training programs
  • Mental health providers
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Identified Costs
  • State Medicaid agencies
  • Durable medical equipment suppliers
  • State Medicaid programs
  • Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)
  • Hospitals with off-campus outpatient departments
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 6, 2025

Mr. Wyden (for himself and Mr. Sanders) introduced the following …

Mar 6, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Healthcare
24 mentions across 24 clauses
+18 positive -5 negative ?1 uncertain

Child trauma treatment centers, Durable medical equipment suppliers, FASD research and treatment providers

Positive-direction: Child trauma treatment centers, FASD research and treatment providers, Family health information centers, Hospitals and healthcare coalitions, Independent pharmacies, Mental health providers, National Health Service Corps providers, Out-of-state healthcare providers, Pharmacies, Quality measure endorsement organizations, Safety-net hospitals serving uninsured patients, State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs), Telehealth providers

Negative-direction: Durable medical equipment suppliers, Hospitals with off-campus outpatient departments, Prescribers of controlled substances, Suicide prevention hotline operators

Government
23 mentions across 23 clauses
+15 positive -8 negative

DEA enforcement, Medicare program administration, Public health agencies

State Medicaid programs faces effects in multiple directions

Positive-direction: DEA enforcement, Medicare program administration, Public health agencies, State Medicaid and CHIP programs, State and local health departments, State health departments, States with HCBS waiver programs

Negative-direction: State Medicaid agencies, State governments

Healthcare Beneficiaries
8 mentions across 8 clauses
+8 positive

9/11 responders and survivors, Low-income Medicare Part D beneficiaries, Medicaid beneficiaries needing HCBS

Substance Abuse Treatment
7 mentions across 7 clauses
+7 positive

Substance use disorder treatment providers, Substance use treatment providers

Pharmaceuticals
7 mentions across 7 clauses
+7 positive

Medical countermeasure manufacturers, Pharmaceutical manufacturers of antivirals, Rare disease drug developers

Education
6 mentions across 6 clauses
+6 positive

Abstinence education providers, Mental health training programs, Teen pregnancy prevention program providers

Nonprofits
5 mentions across 5 clauses
+5 positive

Recovery community organizations

Research & Science
4 mentions across 4 clauses
+4 positive

Prematurity research institutions, Public health laboratories, Research institutions with biocontainment facilities

106/150
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Medicaid Medicare Pandemic Preparedness
Actor Mappings
"the_state"
→ State Medicaid agencies
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services
Domains
Medicare Healthcare Telehealth
Actor Mappings
"cms"
→ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services
Domains
Maternal Health Child Health Social Services
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services
Domains
Public Health Community Health Centers Diabetes Programs
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services
Domains
Substance Use Disorder Opioid Treatment Mental Health Controlled Substances
Actor Mappings
"dea"
→ Drug Enforcement Administration
"samhsa"
→ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services
Domains
Pandemic Preparedness Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Biodefense
Actor Mappings
"cdc"
→ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"aspr"
→ Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
"barda"
→ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services
Domains
Dental Health Maternal Health Rare Diseases Medical Research
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

Note: 'The Secretary' refers to the Secretary of Health and Human Services throughout the bill, with no conflicts between titles.

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

5 terms
"eligible out-of-State provider" §101

A provider located in another state that has been screened and enrolled in Medicare or another state's Medicaid program with limited fraud risk determination.

"active duty relocated individual" §104

An individual enrolled under State Medicaid plan who is a member of the Armed Forces (or dependent) relocated to another State by reason of active duty service.

"multi-cancer early detection screening test" §224

A screening test for the purpose of detecting cancer that is intended to detect signals for 2 or more cancers simultaneously with a single assay.

"home and community-based services waiting list" §104_hcbs_waiting_list

A list maintained by a State of individuals requesting HCBS for whom the State has not yet completed an eligibility assessment due to service limits.

"qualifying individual" §101_qualifying_individual

An individual under 21 years of age who is enrolled under the State Medicaid plan.

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