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HR 2715 116th Congress House

Medicaid Improvement and State Flexibility Act of 2019

Official title: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for State approval and implementation of specified waivers under the Medicaid program.

Introduced: May 14, 2019 See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessMedicaidState and local financeState and local government operations
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May 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 14, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 15, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicaid Improvement and State Flexibility Act of 2019

This bill authorizes states to approve their own experimental, pilot, or demonstration project under Medicaid if the project provides certain benefits involving electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards. (Currently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approves Medicaid demonstration projects; such projects are also known as Section 1115 Demonstrations.)

Specifically, the project must provide enrollees who elect to participate with an EBT card to purchase primary care services; enrollees must receive any remaining balance at the end of the year in the form of a cash payment and must also obtain catastrophic health insurance.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 4
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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Jul 16, 2019
Armstrong, Kelly
· May 14, 2019
 R
Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · May 14, 2019
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · May 14, 2019
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · May 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2715: Medicaid Improvement and State Flexibility Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2715/
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