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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services and home health services furnished without an…

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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services and home health services furnished without an electronic visit verification system, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 19, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 22, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill delays by one year (to January 1, 2020) the Medicaid federal matching rate reduction that is scheduled to take effect for states that fail to require an electronic visit verification system for personal care services (services that help certain individuals with basic needs of daily life).

What's happening now May 22, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 12, 2018
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 21, 2018
Gianforte, Greg
· Jun 19, 2018
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 12, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 5, 2018
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 22, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5912: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services and home health services furnished without an electronic visit verification system, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5912/
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"H.R. 5912: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services and home health services furnished without an electronic visit verification system, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5912/.
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H.R. 5912, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5912/.
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[H.R. 5912: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services and home health services furnished without an electronic visit verification system, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5912/)
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