US Congress House Bill 543 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Americans Act This bill amend title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, in approving Medicaid demonstration projects, to: prioritize projects that have been proven effective in improving care and outcomes with respect to uninsured, Medicaid-eligible, or low-income individuals; require participating states to make publicly available data regarding the health outcomes for individuals to be served; ensure that projects are not duplicative of any federal program or funding opportunity; and require participating states to make publicly available an analysis of the degree to which such projects preclude private and charitable sector efforts to improve care and outcomes with respect to uninsured, Medicaid-eligible, or low-income individuals.

Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Americans Act

Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]	Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]	Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2017-01-13	House	Introduced in House

HB1151 (Related) 2017-02-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/543/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr543/BILLS-115hr543ih.pdf