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HR 3695 116th Congress House Health Emergency medical services and trauma care Health programs administration and funding Home and outpatient care Immigrant health and welfare Immigration status and procedures Medicaid

Verify Eligibility Coverage Act

Introduced: July 11, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 11, 2019
Introduced in House
Jul 11, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Verify Eligibility Coverage Act

This bill allows a state to delay or deny an individual's initial eligibility for Medicaid benefits without providing a reasonable opportunity to submit evidence of a satisfactory immigration status or pending official verification of such status. A state that elects to provide a reasonable period for an individual to provide such evidence may not receive payment for amounts expended on the individual's medical assistance during that period.

In FY2020-FY2028, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, using the Medicaid Improvement Fund, shall pay a 90% Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) to eligible states for home- and community-based services furnished under a state Medicaid waiver to patients who had been on a waiting list for such services.

What's happening now July 12, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1