Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act

Senate Bill

S. 721

119th Congress

Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act

In Committee

Introduced:Feb 25, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Senator

Republican

MS

Cosponsors

3

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Health

Summary

This bill allows state Medicaid programs to establish health homes providing coordinated care specifically for people with sickle cell disease. States must include dental and vision services in the care. CMS must issue best practices for designing and implementing these specialized health homes.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill allows state Medicaid programs to establish health homes providing coordinated care specifically for people with sickle cell disease. States must include dental and vision services in the care. CMS must issue best practices for designing and implementing these specialized health homes.

Last updated: 1/5/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care ActThis bill allows state Medicaid programs to establish health homes to provide coordinated care for individuals with sickle-cell disease. (Under current law, state Medicaid programs may establish health homes to provide coordinated care for individuals with specified chronic conditions.) States must ensure that such care includes dental and vision services.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must issue best practices for states on how to design and implement such health homes.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Allows Medicaid health homes for sickle cell patients
Requires dental and vision services
CMS must issue best practices guidance
Provides coordinated comprehensive care
Addresses chronic disease management

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

People with sickle cell disease would have access to coordinated Medicaid care including dental and vision. The condition, which primarily affects Black Americans, would receive specialized disease management. States could better address the complex needs of this patient population.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Health

Related Subjects

Blood and blood diseases

Government information and archives

Health care coverage and access

Hearing, speech, and vision care

Home and outpatient care

Internet, web applications, social media

Medicaid

State and local government operations

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

721, 119th Congress (2025). "Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-721