H.R. 4595 · 117th Congress
Medicaid Saves Lives Act
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36 cosponsors · 36 D
33 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill requires and provides funds for the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a program that provides health benefits to the Medicaid expansion population in states that have not expanded Medicaid.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 21, 2021
Medicaid Saves Lives Act
This bill requires and provides funds for the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a program that provides health benefits to the Medicaid expansion population in states that have not expanded Medicaid.
Specifically, the program must provide coverage for individuals who are newly eligible for Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (i.e., the Medicaid expansion population) without premiums and in accordance with Medicaid cost-sharing and other requirements.
The bill also extends and increases the temporarily enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for states that elect to participate in Medicaid expansion if they have not already done so.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Medicaid Saves Lives Act
Latest action (Jul 22, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 21, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.