Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024
Latest action (25 Jul 2024): Introduced
What this bill does
Here is a plain-English summary of S. 4773, the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024:
This is a large, wide-ranging bill aimed at reducing racial, ethnic, and other health disparities in the United States. Its provisions span eight titles covering data collection on health outcomes by race and ethnicity; requirements for culturally and linguistically appropriate health care services; efforts to diversify the health care workforce; expanded access to and quality of health care coverage (including changes to Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act); maternal, women's, children's, and elder health programs; mental health and substance use disorder services; targeted efforts on diseases that disproportionately affect minority populations (such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease); and the use of health information technology to address disparities.
The bill would affect a broad range of groups, including racial and ethnic minorities, immigrants, people with limited English proficiency, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, American Indian and Alaska Native communities, rural residents, pregnant individuals, children, and people with mental health or substance use conditions. It would also affect federal agencies (such as HHS, CMS, and CDC), health care providers, hospitals, medical and nursing schools, and state Medicaid programs, which would face new data collection, reporting, funding, and program requirements.
The bill was introduced in the Senate on July 25, 2024, by Senator Mazie Hirono and eight cosponsors, and was referred to the Senate Committee on Finance. It has not received a vote and, as introduced in the 118th Congress, did not advance further before the end of that session.
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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 S. 4773 do?
- Here is a plain-English summary of S. 4773, the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024: This is a large, wide-ranging bill aimed at reducing racial, ethnic, and other health disparities in the United States. Its provisions span eight titles covering data collection on health outcomes by race and ethnicity; requirements for culturally and linguistically appropriate health care services; efforts to diversify the health care workforce; expanded access to and quality of health care coverage (including changes to Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act); maternal, women's, children's, and elder health programs; mental health and substance use disorder services; targeted efforts on diseases that disproportionately affect minority populations (such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease); and the use of health information technology to address disparities. The bill would affect a broad range of groups, including racial and ethnic minorities, immigrants, people with limited English proficiency, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, American Indian and Alaska Native communities, rural residents, pregnant individuals, children, and people with mental health or substance use conditions. It would also affect federal agencies (such as HHS, CMS, and CDC), health care providers, hospitals, medical and nursing schools, and state Medicaid programs, which would face new data collection, reporting, funding, and program requirements. The bill was introduced in the Senate on July 25, 2024, by Senator Mazie Hirono and eight cosponsors, and was referred to the Senate Committee on Finance. It has not received a vote and, as introduced in the 118th Congress, did not advance further before the end of that session.
- Has S. 4773 become law?
- Not yet. As of 25 Jul 2024, S. 4773 is introduced.
- Who sponsored S. 4773?
- S. 4773 was sponsored by Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] (Democrat-HI), with 8 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 4773?
- Introduced (25 Jul 2024).
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