S 131
116th Congress
Senate
Health
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Inflation and prices
Medicaid
Prescription drugs
State and local finance
Protect Medicaid Act
Introduced: January 15, 2019
Introduced by:
Cassidy, Bill
Republican
· Louisiana
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 15, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 15, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Protect Medicaid Act
This bill prohibits federal payment under Medicaid for the administrative costs of providing health benefits to noncitizens who are ineligible for Medicaid based on their immigration status. The Department of Health and Human Services must report on specified information regarding states that provide health benefits to such individuals.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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