US HB1151 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 16 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Encouraging the Prioritization of the Most Vulnerable Act This bill amend title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in approving Medicaid demonstration projects, to: post on its website information regarding how CMS prioritizes projects that have been proven effective in improving care and outcomes with respect to uninsured, Medicaid-eligible, or low-income individuals; collect, from a participating state, available data regarding the quality of care or health outcomes with respect to individuals served; post on its website information regarding how a project is not duplicative of any federal program or funding opportunity; and collect, from a participating state, an analysis of the degree to which such projects displace private and charitable sector efforts to improve care and outcomes with respect to uninsured, Medicaid-eligible, or low-income individuals.

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Title

Encouraging the Prioritization of the Most Vulnerable Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-02-17HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-02-16HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2017-02-16HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HB543 (Related) 2017-01-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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