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HR 682 115th Congress House

Preserving Access to Medicaid for Americans Act of 2017

Official title: To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to eliminate the CHIP maintenance of effort requirement and to eliminate DSH cuts for States not implementing the ACA Medicaid expansion.

Introduced: January 24, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health Child healthHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHospital care
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MedicaidPoverty and welfare assistance
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Jan 25, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 24, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 24, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 25, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preserving Access to Medicaid for Americans Act of 2017

This bill amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act to eliminate: (1) certain Medicaid disproportionate-share hospital payment reductions for states that did not implement Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and (2) specified maintenance-of-effort requirements for states with respect to CHIP.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
Bridenstine, Jim
· Jan 27, 2017
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jan 24, 2017
Russell, Steve
· Jan 24, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 682: Preserving Access to Medicaid for Americans Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-682/
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"H.R. 682: Preserving Access to Medicaid for Americans Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-682/.
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