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HR 5717 114th Congress House

Medicaid Data and Benefit Improvement Act of 2016

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve collection of Medicaid data and to expand coverage of tobacco cessation services to mothers of newborns.

Introduced: July 11, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 11, 2016
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicaid Data and Benefit Improvement Act of 2016

This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to: (1) extend Medicaid coverage of tobacco cessation services for pregnant women through the first full year after giving birth, and (2) add requirements related to the collection of specified Medicaid data from states.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5717: Medicaid Data and Benefit Improvement Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5717/
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"H.R. 5717: Medicaid Data and Benefit Improvement Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5717/.
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H.R. 5717, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5717/.
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