Urban Indian Health Parity Act

Bill: 116-s-1180
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2019-04-11
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: 2019-04-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-04-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Urban Indian Health Parity Act</b></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 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1180 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Mr. Udall (for himself, Ms. Baldwin , Ms. Cantwell , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Heinrich , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Markey , Mr. Merkley , Mrs. Murray , Ms. Smith , Mr. Tester , and Ms. Warren ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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 .