To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the same level of Federal matching assistance, regardless of date of such expansion, for every State that chooses to expand Medicaid coverage to newly eligible individuals.

Bill: 114-hr-4807
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
Introduced: 2016-03-17
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Medicaid

State and local finance
Latest action: action_date: 2016-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-03-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong></strong>This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) to every state that expands Medicaid&nbsp;coverage for&nbsp;individuals who are newly eligible under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, regardless of when&nbsp;such expansion takes place. </p> <p>Under current law, the enhanced FMAP is equivalent to 100% in 2014 through 2016, 95% in 2017, 94% in 2018, 93% in 2019, and 90% thereafter. The bill retains this enhanced FMAP, but bases it on a term of years rather than on specific dates.</p> <p>The bill applies retroactively.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4807 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2016 Mr. Richmond 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 provide the same level of Federal matching assistance, regardless of date of such expansion, for every State that chooses to expand Medicaid coverage to newly eligible individuals.

1. Increased FMAP for medical assistance to newly eligible individuals, regardless of date of such expansion (a) In general Section 1905(y)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(y)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking in 2014, 2015, and 2016 and inserting occurring during each of the first 3 consecutive calendar years in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals ; (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking in 2017 and inserting occurring during the fourth consecutive calendar year in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals ; (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking in 2018 and inserting occurring during the fifth consecutive calendar year in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals ; (4) in subparagraph (D), by striking in 2019 and inserting occurring during the sixth consecutive calendar year in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals ; and (5) in subparagraph (E), by striking in 2020 and each year thereafter and inserting occurring during the seventh consecutive calendar year in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals and each calendar year thereafter . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of Public Law 111–148 .