S 4957
116th Congress
Senate
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COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020
Introduced: December 3, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 3, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 3, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020
This bill temporarily increases the applicable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) under Medicaid for certain approved home- and community-based services that are provided between October 1, 2020, and September 30, 2022. As a condition for receiving the increased rate, a state must agree to undertake activities to improve the delivery of such services.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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