To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the same level of Federal matching assistance, regardless of date of such expansion, for every State that chooses to expand Medicaid coverage to newly eligible individuals.

Summary

This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) to every state that expands Medicaid coverage for individuals who are newly eligible under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, regardless of when such expansion takes place. Under current law, the enhanced FMAP is equivalent to 100% in 2014 through 2016, 95% in 2017, 94% in 2018, 93% in 2019, and 90% thereafter. The bill retains this enhanced FMAP, but bases it on a term of years rather than on specific dates. The bill applies retroactively.

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Timeline

1. 17 March 2016

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 March 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 March 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 18 March 2016

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 17 March 2016 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• Cedric Richmond · D · Sponsor
• JOHN CONYERS · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] · D · Cosponsor
• JAMES COOPER · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Medicaid Expansion Parity Act of 2016
• related to → Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2016
• related to ← States Achieve Medicaid Expansion (SAME) Act of 2016