US Congress Senate Bill 1754 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on June 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes a series of programs and requirements relating to Medicaid coverage of individuals affected by a federally declared major disaster. In particular, the bill provides for specific disaster relief coverage under Medicaid for individuals who meet specified income eligibility standards and, during the seven-day period preceding the disaster, were either residents of the impacted area or were employed in the impacted area (and subsequently lost employment). Coverage is effective for two years after the date of the disaster declaration. State Medicaid programs must provide disaster relief coverage that is at least as comprehensive as the state's Medicaid coverage and the Medicaid coverage of the individual's home state, as applicable. The bill applies a 100% Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to such coverage and related administrative expenses.

Disaster Relief Medicaid Act

Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-10	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB3215 (Related) 2019-06-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1754/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1754/BILLS-116s1754is.pdf