S 1773
116th Congress
Senate
Health
American Samoa
Caribbean area
Child health
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Guam
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hospital care
Income tax credits
Medicaid
Medicare
Territories Health Equity Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Territories Health Equity Act of 2019
This bill alters provisions under Medicaid, Medicare, and Medicare Advantage relating to U.S. territories, and generally modifies and establishes programs to expand health insurance coverage for residents.
Among other things, the bill
- eliminates Medicaid funding limitations for U.S. territories beginning in FY2020,
- repeals provisions that exclude residents of Puerto Rico from a certain automatic enrollment process for Medicare medical services,
- establishes minimum criteria for certain elements used in Medicare Advantage payment calculations for areas within U.S. territories, and
- allows residents of U.S. territories who are unable to obtain health insurance through their employer or a health insurance exchange to instead obtain coverage that is at least as broad as the coverage available to Members of Congress and their staff through the District of Columbia exchange.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1