United States · Bill · S
S. 1773 (116th)
Territories Health Equity Act of 2019
Introduced
11 June 2019
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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20 January 2026
Summary
Territories Health Equity Act of 2019 This bill alters provisions under Medicaid, Medicare, and Medicare Advantage relating to U.S. territories, and generally modifies and establishes programs to expand health insurance coverage for residents. Among other things, the bill eliminates Medicaid funding limitations for U.S. territories beginning in FY2020, repeals provisions that exclude residents of Puerto Rico from a certain automatic enrollment process for Medicare medical services, establishes minimum criteria for certain elements used in Medicare Advantage payment calculations for areas within U.S. territories, and allows residents of U.S. territories who are unable to obtain health insurance through their employer or a health insurance exchange to instead obtain coverage that is at least as broad as the coverage available to Members of Congress and their staff through the District of Columbia exchange.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 11 June 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 11 June 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 11 June 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1773
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/1773