US Congress House Bill 1839 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 18 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-04-18 - Became Public Law No: 116-16. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Alters several Medicaid programs and funding provisions. (Sec. 2) The bill temporarily extends the applicability of Medicaid eligibility criteria that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home- and community-based services. (Sec. 3) The bill also establishes a state Medicaid option to provide for medical assistance with respect to coordinated care provided through a health home (i.e., a designated provider or team of health-care professionals) for children with medically complex conditions. States must determine payment methodologies in accordance with specified requirements; payments also temporarily qualify for an enhanced federal matching rate. (Sec. 4) The bill also temporarily extends the Medicaid demonstration program for certified community behavioral health clinics. (Sec. 5) The bill increases funding available to the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program. (Under this program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may award grants to state Medicaid programs to assist states in increasing the use of home and community care for long-term care and decreasing the use of institutional care.) (Sec. 6) Further, drug manufacturers with Medicaid rebate agreements for covered outpatient drugs must disclose drug product information. Manufacturers are subject to civil penalties for knowingly misclassifying drugs. Manufacturers are also required to compensate for rebates that were initially underpaid as a result of misclassification (whether or not such misclassification was committed knowingly).

Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019

Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]	Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]
Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]
Rep. Nicholas Taylor [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-18	House	Became Public Law No: 116-16. (TXT | PDF)
2019-04-18	House	Signed by President.
2019-04-10	House	Presented to President.
2019-04-10	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3224)
2019-04-03	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2019-04-02	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2203)
2019-03-26	Senate	Received in the Senate, read twice.
2019-03-25	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-03-25	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2773-2776)
2019-03-25	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2781)
2019-03-25	House	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Burgess objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
2019-03-25	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1839.
2019-03-25	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2773-2780)
2019-03-25	House	Mr. Ruiz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2019-03-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-03-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-03-21	House	Introduced in House

HB937 (Related) 2019-01-31 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
HB1226 (Related) 2019-02-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB205 (Related) 2019-01-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB317 (Related) 2019-02-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1839/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1839/BILLS-116hr1839ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1839/BILLS-116hr1839eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1839/BILLS-116hr1839enr.pdf