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A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to authorize States to provide coordinated care to children with complex medical conditions through enhanced pediatric health homes, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-428| Senate 
| Updated: 2/16/2017
Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (42)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)David Perdue (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Deb Fischer (Republican)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)Thad Cochran (Republican)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 or the ACE Kids Act of 2017 This bill allows a state Medicaid program or child health plan to provide coordinated care through enhanced pediatric health homes (EPHHs) for children who have complex medical conditions. Pursuant to an agreement with a state, an EPHH offers: (1) comprehensive pediatric care management, (2) care coordination and health promotion, (3) comprehensive transitional care, (4) patient and family support, (5) referrals to community and social support services, (6) the use of health information technology to link services, and (7) coordination of access to the full range of pediatric specialty and subspecialty medical services. In general, an EPHH must enroll any eligible child who requests enrollment. A child who opts to enroll shall have the option to disenroll from the EPHH and instead receive covered services under the state Medicaid program or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Each state shall develop a methodology for payment to EPHHs under the state plan. The bill establishes requirements related to data collection and quality assurance. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall issue guidance to states on best practices for ensuring that children with complex medical conditions receive prompt care from out-of-state providers when medically necessary. The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission must report to Congress and the CMS on specified information related to children with complex medical conditions.
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Timeline
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Feb 16, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • February 16, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 16, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Health

Child healthCongressional oversightDental careDisability and paralysisHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care qualityHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careHome and outpatient careHospital careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMental health

A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to authorize States to provide coordinated care to children with complex medical conditions through enhanced pediatric health homes, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-428| Senate 
| Updated: 2/16/2017
Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 or the ACE Kids Act of 2017 This bill allows a state Medicaid program or child health plan to provide coordinated care through enhanced pediatric health homes (EPHHs) for children who have complex medical conditions. Pursuant to an agreement with a state, an EPHH offers: (1) comprehensive pediatric care management, (2) care coordination and health promotion, (3) comprehensive transitional care, (4) patient and family support, (5) referrals to community and social support services, (6) the use of health information technology to link services, and (7) coordination of access to the full range of pediatric specialty and subspecialty medical services. In general, an EPHH must enroll any eligible child who requests enrollment. A child who opts to enroll shall have the option to disenroll from the EPHH and instead receive covered services under the state Medicaid program or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Each state shall develop a methodology for payment to EPHHs under the state plan. The bill establishes requirements related to data collection and quality assurance. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall issue guidance to states on best practices for ensuring that children with complex medical conditions receive prompt care from out-of-state providers when medically necessary. The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission must report to Congress and the CMS on specified information related to children with complex medical conditions.
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Timeline
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Feb 16, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • February 16, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 16, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (42)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)David Perdue (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Deb Fischer (Republican)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)Thad Cochran (Republican)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Child healthCongressional oversightDental careDisability and paralysisHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care qualityHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careHome and outpatient careHospital careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMental health