HR 1839 116th Congress House

Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019

Official title: To amend title XIX to extend protection for Medicaid recipients of home and community-based services against spousal impoverishment, establish a State Medicaid option to provide coordinated care to children with complex medical conditions through health homes, prevent the misclassification of drugs for purposes of the Medicaid drug rebate program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 21, 2019 Introduced by: Ruiz, Raul Democratic · California See on congress.gov

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Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 18, 2019

Signed by President.

Apr 18, 2019

Became Public Law No: 116-16.

Apr 10, 2019

Presented to President.

Apr 10, 2019

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3224)

Apr 3, 2019

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Apr 2, 2019

Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2203)

Apr 2, 2019

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S2203)

Mar 26, 2019

Received in the Senate, read twice.

Mar 25, 2019

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2773-2776)

Mar 25, 2019

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Mar 25, 2019

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2773-2776)

Mar 25, 2019

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2781)

Mar 25, 2019

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1839.

Mar 25, 2019

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2773-2780)

Mar 25, 2019

Mr. Ruiz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Mar 25, 2019

At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Burgess objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

Mar 22, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Mar 21, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Mar 21, 2019

Introduced in House

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Latest action April 18, 2019

Became Public Law No: 116-16.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019

This bill alters several Medicaid programs and funding provisions.

(Sec. 2) The bill temporarily extends the applicability of Medicaid eligibility criteria that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home- and community-based services.

(Sec. 3) The bill also establishes a state Medicaid option to provide for medical assistance with respect to coordinated care provided through a health home (i.e., a designated provider or team of health-care professionals) for children with medically complex conditions. States must determine payment methodologies in accordance with specified requirements; payments also temporarily qualify for an enhanced federal matching rate.

(Sec. 4) The bill also temporarily extends the Medicaid demonstration program for certified community behavioral health clinics.

(Sec. 5) The bill increases funding available to the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program. (Under this program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may award grants to state Medicaid programs to assist states in increasing the use of home and community care for long-term care and decreasing the use of institutional care.)

(Sec. 6) Further, drug manufacturers with Medicaid rebate agreements for covered outpatient drugs must disclose drug product information. Manufacturers are subject to civil penalties for knowingly misclassifying drugs. Manufacturers are also required to compensate for rebates that were initially underpaid as a result of misclassification (whether or not such misclassification was committed knowingly).

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee

Cosponsors 7

Bilirakis, Gus M.

Florida · Mar 25, 2019

Castor, Kathy

Florida · Mar 25, 2019

Dingell, Debbie

Michigan · Mar 25, 2019

Guthrie, Brett

Kentucky · Mar 25, 2019

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