Medicaid Accountability Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5906
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-10-06
Policy area: Health
Subjects: American Samoa

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Guam

Medicaid

Northern Mariana Islands

State and local finance

U.S. territories and protectorates
Latest action: action_date: 2023-10-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5906 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 6, 2023 Mr. Sablan (for himself, Mr. Moylan , Ms. Plaskett , and Mrs. Radewagen ) introduced the following bill October 25, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exclude expenditures attributable to a State medicaid fraud control unit from the payment limits under Medicaid for Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicaid Accountability Act of 2023 . 2. Exclusion of expenditures attributable to State medicaid fraud control unit from payment limits Section 1108(g)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1308(g)(4)(A) ) is amended by inserting and with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after the date of the enactment of the Medicaid Accountability Act of 2023, if Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or American Samoa qualify for a payment under section 1903(a)(6) for a calendar quarter of such fiscal year, before the payment shall not be taken into account .