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HR 2088 115th Congress House

Empire State Equity Act

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase certain Federal amounts payable under Medicaid for certain States.

Introduced: April 12, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHospital careMedicaidProperty tax
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Apr 14, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 12, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 12, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 14, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Empire State Equity Act

This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to increase federal Medicaid funding for states that received, for FY2016, disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments greater than six times the national average. (DSHs are hospitals that receive additional payment under Medicaid for treating a large share of low-income patients.)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Apr 12, 2017
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Meng, Grace
New York · Apr 12, 2017
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Apr 12, 2017
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Apr 12, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2088: Empire State Equity Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2088/
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"H.R. 2088: Empire State Equity Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2088/.
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H.R. 2088, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2088/.
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