Medicaid

State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients who are residents of long-term care facilities. [HB-118] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ]
Relating to the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients who are residents of long-term care facilities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Diana Arevalo Read First Time on 02/13/2017

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State (Utah)
Utah 2017 General Session

Nursing Care Facility Amendments [HB-113] [Healthcare ] [Senior Citizens ] [Public Health ]
Nursing Care Facility Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Evan Vickers Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/28/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the establishment of a home and community-based services program under Medicaid for certain persons with severe and persistent mental illness. [HB-309] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Mental Health ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ] [Disabilities ]
Relating to the establishment of a home and community-based services program under Medicaid for certain persons with severe and persistent mental illness.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jarvis Johnson Read First Time on 02/15/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to administrative and judicial review of certain Medicaid reimbursement disputes; authorizing a fee. [HB-335] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ]
Relating to administrative and judicial review of certain Medicaid reimbursement disputes; authorizing a fee.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Collier Read First Time on 02/15/2017

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Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2017 [S.874] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Social Security ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ]
At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to specify that a state Medicaid program may not terminate a juvenile's medical assistance enrollment because the juvenile is incarcerated. A state may suspend enrollment while the juvenile is an inmate, but must restore enrollment upon release without requiring a new application or any other action unless the individual no longer meets the eligibility requirements for medical assistance. A state must process an application submitted by, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/06/2017

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Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 [S.870] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ]
Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: extend the Independence at Home demonstration program; modify provisions regarding access to home dialysis therapy under Medicare and special needs plans under Medicare Advantage (MA); expand testing of the MA Value-Based Insurance Design test model; allow an MA plan to provide additional telehealth benefits to enrollees and, to chronically ill enrollees, certain supplemental health (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Committee On Finance. Reported By Senator Hatch With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-146. on 08/03/2017

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Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Ending Homelessness Act of 2017 [HB-2076] [Housing ] [Healthcare ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ] [Mental Health ] [Community Development ] [Public Health ] [Human Rights ] [Children and Youth ]
Ending Homelessness Act of 2017 This bill amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to make additional FY2018-FY2022 appropriations available for: (1) emergency relief grants to address the unmet needs of homeless populations in jurisdictions with the highest need, (2) rental assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for persons and households who are homeless, and (3) homeless outreach and coordination services. Beginning in FY2018, the bill provides annual additional funds for: (1) the Housing Trust Fund to provide grants (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 04/06/2017

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Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Eliminating Health Disparities Act of 2017 [HB-2048] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Social Security ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ] [Community Development ]
Eliminating Health Disparities Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow a state to establish a Health Disparities Elimination Program, through which the state shall provide incentive payments to qualified community health systems (i.e., hospitals or affiliated groups of health care providers) for approved initiatives to reduce health disparities. In selecting qualified community health systems for participation, a state shall give priority to those that: (1) have included, in their required action plans, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2017

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Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Equitable Student Aid Access Act [HB-2015] [Education ] [Student Loans ]
Equitable Student Aid Access Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise requirements governing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The bill increases the adjusted gross income threshold used to determine whether a student qualifies for an automatic zero expected family contribution (EFC) in the calculation of the student's financial need. A dependent student is eligible for an automatic zero EFC if the student's parents have adjusted gross income up to $30,000. An independent student with non-spouse dependents (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 04/06/2017

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Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Behavioral Health Infrastructure Improvement Act [HB-2047] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ]
Behavioral Health Infrastructure Improvement Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to temporarily increase the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for behavioral health infrastructure and systems improvements under a state medical assistance program. For a period of five years, a state's FMAP for such improvements shall equal 90%. (Generally, a state's FMAP under Medicaid may range from 50% to 83%.) The bill also establishes a grant program for states to establish or support a behavioral health assistance (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette Clarke Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2017

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State (Utah)
Utah 2017 General Session

Reproductive Health and Medicaid Amendments [HB-57] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ]
Reproductive Health and Medicaid Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian King House/ Strike Enacting Clause In Clerk Of The House on 03/09/2017

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Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2018 [HB-1925] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ]
At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2018 This bill prohibits a state Medicaid program from terminating a juvenile's medical assistance eligibility because the juvenile is incarcerated. A state may suspend coverage while the juvenile is an inmate, but must reevaluate the juvenile's eligibility prior to the juvenile's release (without requiring a new application) and, if appropriate, restore coverage upon release. A state must also process an application submitted by, or on behalf of, an incarcerated juvenile in a manner that ensures the juvenile's (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith Reported (amended) By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 115-738. on 06/12/2018

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Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2017 [S.815] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/04/2017

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State (Utah)
Utah 2017 General Session

Medicaid Expansion Amendments [SB-46] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ]
Medicaid Expansion Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gene Davis Senate/ Strike Enacting Clause In Senate Secretary on 03/09/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the continuation of certain public benefits, including medical assistance benefits, for individuals after release from confinement in a county jail. [HB-337] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the continuation of certain public benefits, including medical assistance benefits, for individuals after release from confinement in a county jail.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dade Phelan Effective On 9/1/17 on 06/15/2017

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Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Property Tax Reduction Act of 2017 [HB-1871] [Property Tax ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Healthcare ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ]
Property Tax Reduction Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to reduce federal Medicaid funding for certain states that require political subdivisions to contribute funds towards medical assistance. Specifically, the bill applies to states that received, for FY2016, disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments greater than six times the national average. (DSHs are hospitals that receive additional payment under Medicaid for treating a large share of low-income patients.) Excepted from the bill are contributions (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Elise Stefanik Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2017

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Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Honoring Hometown Heroes Act [HB-1892] [Defense ] [Environmental ] [Finance ] [Agriculture ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Taxes ] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Insurance ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Energy ] [Food ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Military ] [Public Health ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Children and Youth ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Services ] [Pensions ] [Senior Citizens ] [Unemployment ]
Honoring Hometown Heroes Act DIVISION A--HONORING HOMETOWN HEROES ACT Honoring Hometown Heroes Act (Sec. 10102) This division authorizes the governor of a state, territory, or possession of the United States or the Mayor of the District of Columbia to proclaim that the U.S. flag shall be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder (public safety officer) working in such jurisdiction who dies while serving in the line of duty. DIVISION B--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS, TAX RELIEF, AND MEDICAID CHANGES RELATING TO CERTAIN DISASTERS (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Became Public Law No: 115-123. (txt | Pdf) on 02/09/2018

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Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Medicaid Expansion Incentive Act of 2017 [HB-1826] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ]
Medicaid Expansion Incentive Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide additional federal Medicaid funding to states participating in Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The amount of additional funding shall be based upon the net reduction in federal funding for nonparticipating states. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must publish annually, with respect to each nonparticipating state: (1) the amount of federal funding forgone by the state as a result (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/31/2017

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Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 [S.788] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Mental Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ]
Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (or another private, not-for-profit entity with comparable expertise) to review the deaths of all covered veterans who died by suicide during the last five years. A "covered veteran" is any veteran who received VA hospital care or medical services during the five-year period preceding the veteran's death. The review shall include: the total numbers of veterans who (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/30/2017

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Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act [HB-1776] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Taxes ]
Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act This bill amends provisions of various laws relating to prescription-drug pricing and affordability. Specifically, the bill: expands reporting requirements for drug manufacturers and establishes corresponding civil penalties for noncompliance; adds reporting requirements for certain nonprofit patient-assistance programs; requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on the impact of patient-assistance programs on prescription-drug pricing and expenditures; requires (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/05/2017

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