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HR 1277 115th Congress House Health Health programs administration and funding Medicaid State and local government operations

State Medicaid Waiver Flexibility Act of 2017

Introduced: March 1, 2017 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Mar 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 1, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 1, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State Medicaid Waiver Flexibility Act of 2017

This bill indefinitely extends a state's Medicaid managed care waiver if: (1) the waiver was in effect as of January 1, 2017, (2) the waiver's renewal has been approved at least twice, and (3) the waiver's terms or conditions remain unchanged.

What's happening now March 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1277: State Medicaid Waiver Flexibility Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1277/
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"H.R. 1277: State Medicaid Waiver Flexibility Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1277/.
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H.R. 1277, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1277/.
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[H.R. 1277: State Medicaid Waiver Flexibility Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1277/)
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