Restoring Fairness to Medicaid Reimbursement Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8561
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
Introduced: 2020-10-09
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Intergovernmental relations

Medicaid

State and local finance

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2020-10-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-10-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Restoring Fairness to Medicaid Reimbursement Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill eliminates, beginning in 2021, the increased Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) that currently applies to coverage of the Medicaid expansion population (i.e., adults under the age of 65 who are newly eligible through Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act).</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8561 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 9, 2020 Mr. Johnson of Ohio 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 sunset the increased FMAP for medical assistance for newly eligible mandatory individuals, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Fairness to Medicaid Reimbursement Act of 2020 . 2. Sunset of increased FMAP for medical assistance for newly eligible mandatory individuals Section 1905(y)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 (y)(1)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking at the end and ; (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking and each year thereafter. and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F) the Federal medical assistance percentage otherwise provided under subsection (b) for calendar quarters in 2021 and each year thereafter. . 3. Conforming of title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a State option to provide medical assistance to expansion population Section 1902(a)(10)(i)(VIII) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(i)(VIII) ) is amended by inserting at the option of the State after beginning January 1, 2014, .