H.R. 1722 · 117th Congress
Puerto Rico Health Care Fairness, Accountability, and Beneficiary Access Act of 2021
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Puerto Rico Health Care Fairness, Accountability, and Beneficiary Access Act of 2021
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 9, 2021
Puerto Rico Health Care Fairness, Accountability, and Beneficiary Access Act of 2021
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 matching rate, also known as the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), from 55% to 83% through FY2031; beginning in FY2032, 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 FY2027, 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 2021
Latest action (Mar 10, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 9, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.