Urban Indian Health Parity Act

Bill: 115-hr-4443
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2017-11-16
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Indian social and development programs

Medicaid

Minority health

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Urban and suburban affairs and development
Latest action: action_date: 2017-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-11-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
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: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4443 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 16, 2017 Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska , Mr. Ruiz , Mr. Cole , Mrs. Torres , Mr. Cárdenas , Ms. McCollum , Ms. DelBene , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Smith of Washington , Ms. Eshoo , Ms. Moore , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Grijalva , and Ms. Matsui ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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 .