COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2021

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21 cosponsors · 21 D

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This bill temporarily increases the applicable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) under Medicaid for certain approved home- and community-based services that are provided between October 1, 2020, and September 30, 2022.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 28, 2021

COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2021

As a condition for receiving the increased rate, a state must agree to undertake activities to improve the delivery of such services during and after the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), such as by providing additional benefits to home health workers and by helping individuals who were relocated to nursing facilities during the emergency move back to their homes.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2021

Latest action (Feb 2, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 28, 2021

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.