# 114-hr-6083: Patient Navigation Assistance Act of 2016

114-hr-6083, Patient Navigation Assistance Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by STEVE ISRAEL (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-6083
- Congress: 114
- Title: Patient Navigation Assistance Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2016-09-20
- Sponsor: STEVE ISRAEL (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Patient Navigation Assistance Act of 2016 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require state Medicaid programs to provide medical assistance for patient navigator services. ("Patient navigators" are individuals who are trained to facilitate the care of other individuals and who have direct knowledge of the communities they serve.)

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6421: Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6398: To amend the Small Business Act to provide for the inclusion of unmarried women in the criteria for awarding a grant to a women's business center.
- 114-hr-6332: National Hate Crimes Hotline Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6259: Protecting Our Kids' Medicine Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6231: Making College More Affordable Act
- 114-hr-6208: Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-6083 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6083)

## Related
- [114-hr-6421: Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6421)
- [114-hr-6398: To amend the Small Business Act to provide for the inclusion of unmarried women…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6398)
- [114-hr-6332: National Hate Crimes Hotline Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6332)
- [114-hr-6259: Protecting Our Kids' Medicine Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6259)
- [114-hr-6231: Making College More Affordable Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6231)
- [114-hr-6208: Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6208)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6083 (as of 2025-11-18).