S 2897
115th Congress
Senate
Health
Disability and paralysis
Health information and medical records
Home and outpatient care
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Public participation and lobbying
State and local finance
State and local government operations
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification system.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 22, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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