S 2833
111th Congress
Senate
Health
Medicaid
State and local finance
Unemployment
Transitional Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Act
Introduced: December 3, 2009
Introduced by:
Reed, Jack
Democratic
· Rhode Island
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Became law
Dec 3, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12328-12330)
Dec 3, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12328)
Dec 3, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Transitional Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Act - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend the increase in the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act. Extends the entire recession adjustment period from December 31, 2010, through June 30, 2011.
Provides for adjusted FMAP percentage rates during a transitional assistance period from July 1, 2011, through December 31, 2013.
Prescribes formulae for determining the adjusted FMAP through FY2012 and subsequent fiscal year quarters.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12328-12330)
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