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Medicaid Expansion During Crisis Act

Introduced: July 30, 2020 Introduced by: Watson Coleman, Bonnie Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicaid Expansion During Crisis Act

This bill alters certain provisions relating to Medicaid presumptive eligibility for pregnant women, children, breast and cervical cancer patients, and patients of certain family planning services. (Presumptive eligibility allows qualifying individuals to receive services before their applications are fully processed.)

Specifically, the bill extends the applicable presumptive eligibility periods by five months. The bill also provides a 100% Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) to states for expenses related to such eligibility determinations during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

What's happening now July 30, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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