H.R. 3371 · 116th Congress
Puerto Rico Health Care Fairness, Accountability, and Beneficiary Access Act of 2019
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VelázquezSponsor8 cosponsors · 7 D, 1 R
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Castor7 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Puerto Rico Health Care Fairness, Accountability, and Beneficiary Access Act of 2019
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 19, 2019
Puerto Rico Health Care Fairness, Accountability, and Beneficiary Access Act of 2019
This bill alters certain funding and payment mechanisms, and establishes several requirements, for Puerto Rico's Medicaid program.
Among other changes, the bill increases the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) from 55% to 83% through FY2029; beginning in FY2030, the FMAP must be calculated in the same manner as for states (i.e., based on per capita income). Puerto Rico must also expand its Medicaid program to include certain items, services, and populations that states are already required to cover; failure to do so results in a reduction of the applicable FMAP. Additionally, beginning in FY2025, the bill excludes Puerto Rico from a Medicaid funding cap that currently applies to U.S. territories.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Puerto Rico Health Care Fairness, Accountability, and Beneficiary Access Act of 2019
Latest action (Jun 20, 2019): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 19, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.