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S 2315 117th Congress Senate Health Health care coverage and access Health programs administration and funding Medicaid State and local finance State and local government operations

Medicaid Saves Lives Act

Introduced: July 12, 2021 Introduced by: Warnock, Raphael G. Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 2022
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Jul 12, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 12, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Medicaid Saves Lives Act

This bill requires and provides funds for the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a program that provides health benefits to the Medicaid expansion population in states that have not expanded Medicaid.

Specifically, the program must provide coverage for individuals who are newly eligible for Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (i.e., the Medicaid expansion population) without premiums and in accordance with Medicaid cost-sharing and other requirements.

The bill also extends and increases the temporarily enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for states that elect to participate in Medicaid expansion if they have not already done so.

What's happening now April 26, 2022

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 4486 Related bill Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022
  • HR 4595 Identical bill Medicaid Saves Lives Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Sep 23, 2021
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jul 28, 2021
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jul 14, 2021
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 12, 2021
 D
Ossoff, Jon
Georgia · Jul 12, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2315: Medicaid Saves Lives Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2315/
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"S. 2315: Medicaid Saves Lives Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2315/.
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S. 2315, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2315/.
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