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HR 1472 113th Congress House Health Child health Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Medicaid

State Flexibility Act

Introduced: April 10, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 12, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 10, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 10, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State Flexibility Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to repeal certain state Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) maintenance of effort requirements under titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act.

(Under "maintenance of efforts" a state is prohibited from having eligibility standards, methodologies, or procedures under its state Medicaid or CHIP plan that are more restrictive than those in effect on March 23, 2010, under PPACA.)

What's happening now April 12, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 2
R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Apr 10, 2013
Harper, Gregg
· Apr 10, 2013
Lance, Leonard
· Apr 10, 2013
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Apr 10, 2013
Roe, David
· Apr 10, 2013
Schock, Aaron
· Apr 10, 2013
TERRY, LEE
· Apr 10, 2013
Westmoreland, Lynn
· Apr 10, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1472: State Flexibility Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1472/
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