US HB2172 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on April 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishes a Federal Medical Assistance Percentage of 100% with respect to a U.S. territory's use of specified federal funds to provide covered drugs to low-income individuals who are eligible for the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
Title
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the matching requirement for a territory to use specially allocated Federal funds for Medicare covered part D drugs for low-income individuals.
Sponsors
| Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR] | Rep. Amata Radewagen [R-AS] | Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-10 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2019-04-09 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
| 2019-04-09 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB4699 (Related) 2019-10-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2172/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2172/BILLS-116hr2172ih.pdf |
