United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 797 (115th)
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the matching requirement for a territory to use specially allocated Federal funds for Medicare covered part D drugs for low-income individuals.
Introduced
1 February 2017
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Summary
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to establish a Federal Medical Assistance Percentage of 100% with respect to a U.S. territory's use of specified federal funds to provide covered drugs to low-income individuals who are eligible for the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 1 February 2017
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Introduced in House · EN · 1 February 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 1 February 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/797
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/797