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HR 2499 101th Congress House Health Long-term care Long-term care insurance Medicaid Public assistance programs Social Welfare

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States to include, at their option, certain long-term care services under their medicaid plans.

Introduced: May 25, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Jun 16, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
May 25, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 25, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive the application of certain Medicaid requirements in up to ten States which choose to provide long-term care pursuant to joint, State-sponsored public and private financing arrangements. Sets durational and fiscal limitations on such programs. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress, by January 1, 1999, on the effectiveness of such programs.

What's happening now June 16, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 25, 1989
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 25, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2499: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States to include, at their option, certain long-term care services under their medicaid plans.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2499/
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"H.R. 2499: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States to include, at their option, certain long-term care services under their medicaid plans.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2499/.
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H.R. 2499, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2499/.
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