Medicaid Bump Act
Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures under Medicaid for behavioral health service… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures under Medicaid for behavioral health services (including those related to mental health and substance use), and for other purposes.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Medicaid Bump Act
This bill increases the Medicaid federal matching rate, also known as the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), for behavioral health expenses that exceed prior levels (i.e., as of March 31, 2019). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must specify which services are eligible for the increased FMAP. States must use funds to supplement state funding for programs in effect as of April 1, 2021, and to increase the capacity, efficiency, and quality of services.
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- NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
- AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN
- NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
- AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN
- AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN
- NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
Bodies those filers lobbied
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Education, Dept of
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
- Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
- Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4745: Medicaid Bump Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4745/
"H.R. 4745: Medicaid Bump Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4745/.
H.R. 4745, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4745/.
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