Improving Medicaid Programs and Opportunities for Eligible Beneficiaries Act

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Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the IMPROVE Act. My colleagues on the Energy and Commerce Committee and I have been working to address a number of the issues that culminated under this legislation.

For instance, the ACE Kids Act, an effort championed by Representative Barton, would make strides in addressing the challenges of children with medically complex conditions.

It sets standards for health home qualifications, so as to ensure better coordinated care for children in need.

It updates and streamlines the coordinated care provisions for health homes for children, so that they will have the system and framework in place to properly respond and work with health systems and professionals.

Additionally, it overhauls the data collection requirements for providers and updates the State reporting requirements, so as to maintain a more comprehensive network of care for children with complex medical conditions.

Mr. Speaker, this legislation is a culmination of a lot of hard work by my colleagues, particularly Representative Barton and the staff of the Energy and Commerce Committee, and represents a commonsense step forward in assisting needy children. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation.

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