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HR 1447 116th Congress House

Medicaid Equality Act of 2019

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to equalize the Federal medical assistance percentage applicable to certain individuals in the expansion populati… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to equalize the Federal medical assistance percentage applicable to certain individuals in the expansion population of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Introduced: February 28, 2019 Introduced by: Grothman, Glenn Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Health MedicaidState and local finance
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Mar 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 28, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 28, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 1, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicaid Equality Act of 2019

This bill repeals, beginning in 2020, the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) that currently applies to every state that expands Medicaid coverage for individuals who are newly eligible under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Under current law, the enhanced FMAP is equivalent to 93% in 2019 and 90% thereafter.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1447: Medicaid Equality Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1447/
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"H.R. 1447: Medicaid Equality Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1447/.
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H.R. 1447, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1447/.
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