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HR 818 104th Congress House

Medicaid Equalization Act of 1995

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to lower the maximum Federal medical assistance percentage that may be applied with respect to any State under th… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to lower the maximum Federal medical assistance percentage that may be applied with respect to any State under the medicaid program and to increase such percentage with respect to all States under such program.

Introduced: February 3, 1995 See on congress.gov
Health Federal-state relationsGovernment Operations and PoliticsIntergovernmental fiscal relationsMedicaidPublic assistance programs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 21, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Feb 3, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Feb 3, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 21, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicaid Equalization Act of 1995 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to: (1) reduce the maximum Federal medical assistance percentage for a State from 83 percent to 60 percent; and (2) increase by 1.2 percentage points the medical assistance percentage for all States.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 3, 1995
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 3, 1995
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 3, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 818: Medicaid Equalization Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-818/
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"H.R. 818: Medicaid Equalization Act of 1995." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-818/.
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