Health Access Innovation Act of 2025

This bill would allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to give grants to faith-based or community-based organizations to address health inequities and chronic disease. Grant money could pay for medical services, health screenings, and tests, expand access to care, and support community health workers, navigators, and peer support specialists. To qualify, an organization must be located in a medically underserved community or a health professional shortage area and have shown it can address chronic health disparities. Organizations that ran health workforce or health care access programs during a public health emergency would get priority. The bill authorizes $50 million in fiscal year 2026, rising to $70 million in fiscal year 2030, with no more than 5 percent going to administrative costs.

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Sponsors

• Kirsten E. Gillibrand Democrat sponsor
• 3 cosponsors