District of Columbia Medicaid Reimbursement Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1264
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-03-19
Policy area: Health
Subjects: District of Columbia

Intergovernmental relations

Medicaid

State and local finance
Latest action: action_date: 2013-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-03-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>District of Columbia Medicaid Reimbursement Act of 2013 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to increase the Medicaid federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for the District of Columbia from 70% to 75%.</p> <p><BR> </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1264 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2013 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia under the Medicaid Program to 75 percent.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Medicaid Reimbursement Act of 2013 . 2. Increasing the Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia to 75 percent (a) In general Section 1905(b)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)(3) ) is amended by striking 70 percent and inserting 75 percent . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to calendar quarters beginning on or after October 1, 2013.