S 2196
108th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Collection of accounts
Economics and Public Finance
Grants-in-aid
Health
Medicaid
Social Welfare
Soldiers' homes
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' medical care
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that per diem payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care of veterans in State homes shall not be used to offset payments that are made under the medicaid program for the purpose of assisting veterans.
Introduced: March 11, 2004
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In committee
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Became law
Mar 11, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR 3/12/2004 S2721)
Mar 11, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 3/12/2004 S2720-2721)
Mar 11, 2004
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to state that per diem payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care of veterans in State homes shall not be considered a liability of a third party for any purpose under Medicaid (title XIX of the Social Security Act). (Such payments, if considered a liability, would be required to be offset from the amount of authorized Medicaid assistance.)
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR 3/12/2004 S2721)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1