Title: Medicaid Bump Act of 2017
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Medicaid Bump Act of 2017
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to increase the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) to 90% with respect to increased state Medicaid program expenditures for mental and behavioral health services. In general, a state's FMAP may range from 50% to 83% under current law.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 324 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 324

   To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a higher 
  Federal matching rate for increased expenditures under Medicaid for 
     mental and behavioral health services, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 2017

     Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a higher 
  Federal matching rate for increased expenditures under Medicaid for 
     mental and behavioral health services, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Bump Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. HIGHER FMAP FOR INCREASED EXPENDITURES UNDER MEDICAID FOR 
              MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1903(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396b(a)(5)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``an amount equal'' and inserting ``(A) an 
        amount equal''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``and
            ``(B) an amount equal to 90 percent of the amounts by 
        which--
                    ``(i) the sum of the amounts expended which are 
                attributable to the offering, arranging, and furnishing 
                (directly or on a contract basis) under the State plan 
                of mental and behavioral health services (including 
                those related to substance use) for such quarter, 
                exceeds
                    ``(ii) the sum of the amounts expended which are 
                attributable to the offering, arranging, and furnishing 
                (directly or on a contract basis) under the State plan 
                of such services for the corresponding quarter in the 
                four-quarter period ending on March 31, 2017, plus''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to calendar quarters beginning on or after January 
1, 2018.

SEC. 3. MACPAC REPORT REGARDING MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.

    Section 1900(b)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396(b)(6)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Annual reports regarding mental and 
                behavioral health services.--
                            ``(i) In general.--For each year (beginning 
                        with 2018), MACPAC shall submit to Congress a 
                        report on mental and behavioral health services 
                        under this title in each State selected under 
                        clause (iii) for such year. Such report shall 
                        include information on the following under this 
                        title for each such State:
                                    ``(I) Payment rates for such 
                                services.
                                    ``(II) The rationale for deriving 
                                such payment rates.
                                    ``(III) Utilization of such 
                                services.
                            ``(ii) Availability of dhhs information.--
                        The Secretary shall periodically provide to 
                        MACPAC such information on mental and 
                        behavioral health services furnished to 
                        individuals receiving benefits under this title 
                        as MACPAC may request for purposes of preparing 
                        a report required under this subparagraph.
                            ``(iii) Selection of states.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--For each year 
                                (beginning with 2018), MACPAC shall 
                                select, subject to subclause (II), for 
                                purposes of the report required under 
                                clause (i) for such year not fewer than 
                                five States that, to the greatest 
                                extent possible, vary with respect to 
                                geography, demography, and the manner 
                                in which mental and behavioral health 
                                services are furnished under this 
                                title.
                                    ``(II) Ensuring eventual selection 
                                of all states.--A State that has been 
                                selected for a year may not be selected 
                                for a subsequent year unless all other 
                                States have been selected during the 
                                period beginning with such year and 
                                ending with such subsequent year.''.
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