Insular Area Medicaid Coronavirus Recovery Act

To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to adjust the temporary increase in the Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage provided for territories during the COVID–19 emergency period, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Insular Area Medicaid Coronavirus Recovery Act 2. Amendment to temporary increase in Medicaid FMAP provided during COVID–19 emergency period (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 6008 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( Public Law 116–127 (a) Temporary increase in Medicaid FMAP (1) 50 States and District of Columbia Subject to subsection (b), for each calendar quarter occurring during the period beginning on the first day of the emergency period defined in paragraph (1)(B) of section 1135(g) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g) 42 U.S.C. 1396d(b) (2) Territories Subject to subsection (b), for each calendar quarter occurring during the period beginning on the first day of the emergency period described in paragraph (1) and ending on the later of the last day of the calendar quarter in which the last day of such emergency period occurs or September 30, 2021, the Federal medical assistance percentage determined under section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(b) . (b) State defined Section 6008 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( Public Law 116–127 (e) State defined In this section, the term State 42 U.S.C. 1301(a)(1) 42 U.S.C. 1396 . (c) Conforming amendments (1) Section 6008 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( Public Law 116–127 (A) in subsection (b)— (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking A State described in subsection (a) may not receive the increase described in such subsection in the Federal medical assistance percentage for such State A State may not receive the increase to the Federal medical assistance percentage of the State described in subsection (a)(1) or the Federal medical assistance percentage described in subsection (a)(2), as applicable (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking described in subsection (a) described in subsection (a)(1) (B) in subsection (d), by striking a State shall not be ineligible for the increase to the Federal medical assistance percentage of the State described in subsection (a) a State shall not be ineligible for the increase to the Federal medical assistance percentage of the State described in subsection (a)(1) or the Federal medical assistance percentage described in subsection (a)(2), as applicable, (2) Section 1905(ff) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(ff) (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting after subject to section 1108(g)(7)(C) and section 6008(a)(2) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting after subject to section 1108(g)(8)(B) and such section 6008(a)(2) (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply as if included in the enactment of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( Public Law 116–127

Summary: Insular Area Medicaid Coronavirus Recovery Act This bill establishes a 100% Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for U.S. territories until the end of the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) or through September 30, 2021, whichever is later. (Currently, the Medicaid FMAP for all states and U.S. territories is increased by 6.2% until the end of the public health emergency.) The bill applies retroactively.