Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019 became law 20 days after introduction, with one cosponsor, a Republican
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 140 words.
Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019 This bill alters several Medicaid programs and funding mechanisms.
(Sec. 2) The bill makes appropriations for FY2019 for, and otherwise revises, the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program. (Under this program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may award grants to state Medicaid programs to assist states in increasing the use of home and community care for long-term care and decreasing the use of institutional care.)
(Sec. 3) Additionally, the bill temporarily extends the applicability of Medicaid eligibility criteria that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home and community-based services.
(Sec. 4) The bill reduces the federal medical assistance percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for states that have not implemented asset-verification programs for determining Medicaid eligibility.
(Sec. 5) The bill also reduces funding available to the Medicaid Improvement Fund beginning in FY2021.
- Committees
- House Budget Committee
House Energy and Commerce Committee - Policy area
- Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 6 of 145 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 5, from enrolled bill to public law · 1,133 words
- Subjects
- Health care qualityHome and outpatient careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMarriage and family statusMedicaidState and local finance
- Latest action
- Jan 24, 2019: Became Public Law No: 116-3.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 3 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 3
- 116th H.R. 21 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 D · Passed one chamber
- 116th H.R. 260 Medicaid Provisions and TANF Extenders Act of 2019 D · Introduced
- 116th H.R. 648 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 D · Passed one chamber