U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5627: John Lewis Equality in Medicare and Medicaid Treatment Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 30, 2026
A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to improve access to care for all Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries through models tested under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to improve access to care for all Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries through models tested under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 30, 2026:
A BILL To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to improve access to care for all Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries through models tested under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the John Lewis Equality in Medicare and Medicaid Treatment Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Improving access to care for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries Section 1115A of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1315a ) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in the last sentence of paragraph (1), by inserting advance health equity and before improve the coordination ; and (B) in the first sentence of paragraph (3)-- (i) by inserting (including the Office of Minority Health of the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services, the Office of Rural Health Policy of the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Office on Women's Health of the Department of Health and Human Services) after relevant Federal agencies ; and (ii) by striking experts with expertise in medicine and inserting experts with expertise in medicine, the causes of health disparities and the social determinants of health, ; (2) in subsection (b)-- (A) in paragraph (2)-- (i) in subparagraph (A)-- (I) by inserting the following after the first Medicaid Services, the Office of Rural Health …
Sponsors
- Booker, Cory (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is SB5627?
- SB5627 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): John Lewis Equality in Medicare and Medicaid Treatment Act of 2026.
- What does SB5627 do?
- In its own words: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to improve access to care for all Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries through models tested under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB5627?
- In committee as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5627?
- Booker, Cory (D).
- Where is the official record for SB5627?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5627
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