H.R. 148 · 115th Congress
Byron Nash Renal Medullary Carcinoma Awareness Act of 2017
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Al Green
- Introduced
- 2017-01-03
- Latest action
- 2017-01-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Byron Nash Renal Medullary Carcinoma Awareness Act of 2017
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to pay states 50% of their costs for providing education on the risk of renal medullary carcinoma to individuals with sickle cell disease. (Renal medullary carcinoma is a rare kidney disease usually found in individuals with the sickle cell trait.)