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Medicaid Act of 2004

Introduced: July 22, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 22, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 22, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 22, 2004
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicaid Act of 2004 - Amends the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 to extend the temporary freeze of the Federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) for certain States (continuing the FY 2003 FMAP through each calendar quarter of FY 2004, and the FY 2004 FMAP for each calendar quarter of FY 2005 if the FY 2005 FMAP would otherwise be less than the FY 2004 FMAP).

Amends the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 to increase the FMAP: (1) by 2.95 percentage points for the last two calendar quarters of FY 2003 and the first three calendar quarters of FY 2004; and (2) by 1.60 percentage points for the last calendar quarter of FY 2004 and each calendar quarter of FY 2005.

Increases by 5.9 percent the ceiling on Medicaid payments to specified territories for the last two calendar quarters of FY 2003 and the first three calendar quarters of FY 2004. Increases such ceiling by 2.52 percent for the last calendar quarter of FY 2004 and each calendar quarter of FY 2005.

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What's happening now July 22, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1