CARE Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2538 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2538 To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a comprehensive alternative response for emergencies model under the Medicare program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 1, 2025 Mr. Carey (for himself, Mr. Doggett, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, and Mr. Ryan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a comprehensive alternative response for emergencies model under the Medicare program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Alternative Response for Emergencies Act of 2025'' or the ``CARE Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. REQUIRING THE CENTER FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID INNOVATION TO TEST A COMPREHENSIVE ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE FOR EMERGENCIES MODEL UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Section 1115A of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315a) is amended-- (1) in subsection (b)-- (A) in paragraph (2)(A), in the third sentence, by inserting ``, and, beginning not later than the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of the CARE Act of 2025, shall include the Comprehensive Alternative Response for Emergencies Model described in subsection (h)'' before the period at the end; and