To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the treatment of certain Medicaid enrollment brokers.

Bill: 114-hr-2107
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]
Introduced: 2015-04-29
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Marketing and advertising

Medicaid
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-04-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to revise the conditions for state use of an independent enrollment broker in marketing Medicaid managed care organizations and other managed care entities to eligible individuals. </p> <p>The Secretary of Health and Human Services must find that the broker has also established and maintains policies and procedures to ensure the independence of its enrollment activities from the interests of any managed care entity or provider.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2107 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2015 Mr. Guthrie (for himself and Mr. Schrader ) 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 clarify the treatment of certain Medicaid enrollment brokers.

1. Treatment of certain Medicaid brokers Section 1903(b)(4) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(b)(4) ) is amended— (1) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by inserting after respect to the broker the following: (or, in the case of subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B)(i), if the Secretary finds that the broker has established and maintains policies and procedures to ensure the independence of its enrollment activities from the interests of any managed care entity or provider) ; and (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by inserting (i) after either ; and (B) by inserting (ii) after health care provider or .