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S 1773 116th Congress Senate

Territories Health Equity Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to make improvements to the treatment of the United States territories under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 11, 2019 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 11, 2019
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 Latest action June 11, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.
 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3634 Related bill Medicaid and CHIP Territory Transparency and Information Act
  • HR 6495 Related bill Insular Area Medicaid Parity Act
  • HR 1354 Related bill Territories Health Equity Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jul 23, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jun 11, 2019
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jun 11, 2019
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 11, 2019
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 11, 2019
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jun 11, 2019
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jun 11, 2019
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