1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mobile Health Clinics Act of 2019 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) According to the Mobile Health Map report, approximately 1,500 mobile health clinics (MHCs) operate nationwide. (2) MHCs can effectively provide care in areas where health care infrastructure is limited because of distance, financial capabilities, or inadequate supporting infrastructure, including lack of public transportation resources. (3) MHCs can offer services such as primary care, screenings, dental care, medications, behavioral health care, immunizations, laboratory tests, case management, triage, and assistance for public benefit programs. (4) MHCs help improve community health and access to medical services in underserved communities across the United States, including urban, rural, and suburban areas. (5) Such clinics are cost-effective and help reduce the burden on hospitals, insurers, and government entities managing health programs by providing prevention services, which also reduces unnecessary emergency department visits. (6) The average cost of a visit to a provider of mobile medical health care services is significantly lower than the average cost of an emergency department visit. Visiting an MHC instead of the emergency department can result in a cost savings of more than $800 per visit. (7) Several studies have shown that the return on investment generated by MHCs ranges from $20 to $36 for every $1 spent. (8) MHCs are successful when they engage with other local stakeholders who can provide insight, knowledge, and strategies to help meet public health challenges that are immediately relevant to the communities receiving services from MHC providers. (9) Funding has been the largest barrier to the development and maintenance of MHCs and their resources. (10) With additional Federal support, health systems would be able to better invest in purchasing, maintaining, and upgrading mobile units, increasing the number of staff, dispensing more medication, and advancing the use