# 119-s-721: Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act

119-s-721, Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-721
- Congress: 119
- Title: Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-10

## Summary

**Creates a Medicaid option for sickle cell disease-focused health homes** to coordinate medical, dental, and vision care for people with sickle cell disease. It would let states seek approval for a sickle cell disease-focused State plan amendment starting January 1, 2026 and requires CMS to publish best practices by June 30, 2026. - Families and patients: People with sickle cell disease could access tailored health home services beginning Jan 1, 2026, and those enrolled must receive dental and vision services while in the health home. - States and Medicaid programs: States could submit a sickle cell disease-focused State plan amendment and must report after the first eight fiscal quarters on care quality, access, and total spending using measures the Secretary specifies. - Providers and advocates: CMS must publish best practices by June 30, 2026 based on clinical guidelines and consultation with sickle cell providers and patient groups to guide program design and outcome tracking.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Medicaid health homes for sickle cell: benefit, medium. If enacted, states could offer Medicaid health homes focused on sickle cell disease starting January 1, 2026. You would be eligible if you are enrolled in Medicaid and have sickle cell disease. States with approved programs would have to provide dental and vision care to enrollees, even if they do…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-558: Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025
- 119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-s-339: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.

## Sources
- [119-s-721 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/721)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-558: Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-558)
- [119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1032)
- [119-s-339: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-339)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-721 (as of 2026-10-10).