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H.R. 3961 (117th)

COVER Now Act

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Introduced

17 June 2021

Last action

18 June 2021 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12], Colin Allred, Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Carolyn Bourdeaux, Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13], Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28], Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16], Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7], Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22], Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29], Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5], Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6], Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6], Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], David Scott, Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]

Subjects

Healthcare, Taxation

Source updated

3 January 2025

Healthcare · Taxation

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Summary

Cover Outstanding Vulnerable Expansion-eligible Residents Now Act or the COVER Now Act This bill establishes a demonstration program to allow local governments to provide health benefits to the Medicaid expansion population in states that have not expanded Medicaid. Under the program, local governments may provide coverage for individuals who are newly eligible for Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (i.e., the Medicaid expansion population) for a maximum of 10 years, or until their respective states expand Medicaid. The bill provides a 100% federal matching rate for the first three years of program participation. The bill prohibits states from taking certain actions against participating localities, such as withholding funding, increasing taxes, or restricting provider participation. States that violate these requirements are subject to certain funding penalties.

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Timeline

  1. 17 June 2021

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 17 June 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 17 June 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 18 June 2021

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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