Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024
Latest action (25 Jul 2024): Introduced
What this bill does
H.R. 9161, the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024, is a wide-ranging bill introduced by Rep. Barbara Lee that seeks to reduce health disparities affecting racial and ethnic minority communities and other underserved groups. It covers many areas of federal health policy, including expanded collection and reporting of health data by race, ethnicity, and language; requirements for culturally and linguistically appropriate health services; programs to increase diversity in the health care workforce; expanded access to Medicaid, Medicare, and ACA coverage, including for immigrants and residents of U.S. territories; maternal, reproductive, and children's health initiatives; mental health and substance use disorder programs; and targeted efforts on diseases that disproportionately affect minority populations, such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease. It also proposes new offices, commissions, and reporting requirements aimed at monitoring and enforcing health equity.
The bill would affect a broad range of parties, including federal health agencies (such as HHS, CDC, CMS, and NIH), health care providers, insurers, medical and nursing schools, hospitals, and state Medicaid programs. Populations specifically referenced include Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, American Indian, Middle Eastern and North African, and other minority communities, as well as women, children, immigrants, incarcerated individuals, and rural residents.
The bill was introduced on July 25, 2024, in the 118th Congress and referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce along with numerous other committees for provisions within their jurisdiction. It did not receive a vote before the end of that Congress, meaning it did not become law and would need to be reintroduced in a future Congress to be considered further.
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Official summary
This bill was introduced on July 25, 2024, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 9161 do?
- H.R. 9161, the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024, is a wide-ranging bill introduced by Rep. Barbara Lee that seeks to reduce health disparities affecting racial and ethnic minority communities and other underserved groups. It covers many areas of federal health policy, including expanded collection and reporting of health data by race, ethnicity, and language; requirements for culturally and linguistically appropriate health services; programs to increase diversity in the health care workforce; expanded access to Medicaid, Medicare, and ACA coverage, including for immigrants and residents of U.S. territories; maternal, reproductive, and children's health initiatives; mental health and substance use disorder programs; and targeted efforts on diseases that disproportionately affect minority populations, such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease. It also proposes new offices, commissions, and reporting requirements aimed at monitoring and enforcing health equity. The bill would affect a broad range of parties, including federal health agencies (such as HHS, CDC, CMS, and NIH), health care providers, insurers, medical and nursing schools, hospitals, and state Medicaid programs. Populations specifically referenced include Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, American Indian, Middle Eastern and North African, and other minority communities, as well as women, children, immigrants, incarcerated individuals, and rural residents. The bill was introduced on July 25, 2024, in the 118th Congress and referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce along with numerous other committees for provisions within their jurisdiction. It did not receive a vote before the end of that Congress, meaning it did not become law and would need to be reintroduced in a future Congress to be considered further.
- Has H.R. 9161 become law?
- Not yet. As of 25 Jul 2024, H.R. 9161 is introduced.
- Who sponsored H.R. 9161?
- H.R. 9161 was sponsored by Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA12, 2023-2024] (Democrat-CA), with 41 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 9161?
- Introduced (25 Jul 2024).
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