HR 5998
117th Congress
House
Health
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medicaid
State and local government operations
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on authorities available to States under the State Medicaid programs under title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend waivers granted during the COVID-19 emergency period beyond such period.
Introduced: November 17, 2021
Introduced by:
Griffith, H. Morgan
Republican
· Virginia
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 18, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 17, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 17, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance on whether and how state Medicaid programs may extend certain flexibilities after the end of the public health emergency relating to COVID-19.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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