Urban Indian Health Parity Act

Bill: 115-s-2146
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2017-11-16
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Health

Indian social and development programs

Medicaid

Minority health

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Urban and suburban affairs and development
Latest action: action_date: 2017-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-11-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Urban Indian Health Parity Act</strong></p> <p>This bill&nbsp;applies a&nbsp;Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., the federal matching rate under Medicaid) of 100% with respect to amounts expended as medical assistance for services received through an Urban Indian organization&nbsp;under a grant or contract with the Indian Health Service.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2146 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 16, 2017 Mr. Udall (for himself, Mr. Tester , Mr. Heinrich , Mr. Merkley , Ms. Warren , Ms. Harris , Ms. Cantwell , and Mr. Markey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To extend the full Federal medical assistance percentage to urban Indian organizations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Urban Indian Health Parity Act . 2. Extension of full Federal medical assistance percentage to urban Indian organizations Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(b) ) is amended by striking Indian Health Care Improvement Act) and inserting Indian Health Care Improvement Act) or through an Urban Indian organization (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act) pursuant to a grant or contract with the Indian Health Service under title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act .

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2146 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 16, 2017 Mr. Udall (for himself, Mr. Tester , Mr. Heinrich , Mr. Merkley , Ms. Warren , Ms. Harris , Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Markey , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Franken , and Ms. Baldwin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs December 6, 2017 Committee discharged; referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To extend the full Federal medical assistance percentage to urban Indian organizations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Urban Indian Health Parity Act . 2. Extension of full Federal medical assistance percentage to urban Indian organizations Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(b) ) is amended by striking Indian Health Care Improvement Act) and inserting Indian Health Care Improvement Act) or through an Urban Indian organization (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act) pursuant to a grant or contract with the Indian Health Service under title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act .