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HR 543 115th Congress House

Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Americans Act

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act for purposes of prioritizing the most vulnerable Medicaid patients.

Introduced: January 13, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action January 13, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Medicaid Patients

This bill amend title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, in approving Medicaid demonstration projects, to:

  • prioritize projects that have been proven effective in improving care and outcomes with respect to uninsured, Medicaid-eligible, or low-income individuals;
  • require participating states to make publicly available data regarding the health outcomes for individuals to be served;
  • ensure that projects are not duplicative of any federal program or funding opportunity; and
  • require participating states to make publicly available an analysis of the degree to which such projects preclude private and charitable sector efforts to improve care and outcomes with respect to uninsured, Medicaid-eligible, or low-income individuals. 
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1151 Related bill Encouraging the Prioritization of the Most Vulnerable Act
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All 2 Republican 2
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 13, 2017
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jan 13, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 543: Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Americans Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-543/
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