Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-259
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2019-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care quality
Home and outpatient care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Marriage and family status
Medicaid
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: 

Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019

 
This bill alters several Medicaid programs and funding mechanisms. Specifically, the bill 
 
 
makes appropriations for FY2019 for, and otherwise revises, the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program; 
 
temporarily extends the applicability of Medicaid eligibility criteria that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home and community-based services; 
 
reduces the federal medical assistance percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for states that have not implemented asset-verification programs for determining Medicaid eligibility; and 
 
reduces funding available to the Medicaid Improvement Fund beginning in FY2021. 


action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 

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. 

action_date: 2019-01-17
text: 

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. 

action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

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. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Became Public Law No: 116-3.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Became Public Law No: 116-3.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2019-01-18
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S297)
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S297)
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H235)
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H235)
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 259.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H234-237)
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 116-3