District of Columbia Medicaid Reimbursement Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4866
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-01-19
Policy area: Health
Subjects: District of Columbia

Intergovernmental relations

Medicaid

State and local finance
Latest action: action_date: 2018-01-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-01-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>District of Columbia Medicaid Reimbursement Act of 2018</strong> </p> <p>This bill increases the Medicaid federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for the District of Columbia from 70% to 80%. Under current law, a state's FMAP is based on its per capita income and may range from 50% to 83%.</p> <p><br /></p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4866 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 19, 2018 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 80 percent.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Medicaid Reimbursement Act of 2018 . 2. Increasing the Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia to 80 percent (a) In general Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(b) ) is amended by striking 70 percent and inserting 80 percent . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to calendar quarters beginning on or after October 1, 2018.