H.R. 5936, The Alopecia Areata Medicaid Improvement and Parity Act of 2008

• This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
• This bill, or a similar bill, was reintroduced in the current Congress as H.R. 1142, The Alopecia Areata Medicaid Improvement and Parity Act.

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H.R. 5936 would amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to provide hair prostheses under the Medicaid Program for individuals diagnosed with alopecia areata.

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Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 4/30/2008: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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