US SB2377 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on July 31 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 31 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishes and expands certain requirements relating to Medicaid asset verification programs and other eligibility determinations. Specifically, the bill requires state Medicaid programs to verify the assets of all Medicaid applicants and recipients for purposes of determining Medicaid eligibility, rather than only of applicants or recipients who are aged, blind, or disabled. The bill also requires U.S. territories to implement asset verification programs. Such requirements must be fully implemented by FY2024. The bill also requires state Medicaid programs to apply a resource eligibility test whenever an income eligibility determination is required, based on resource limitations under the Supplemental Security Income program (currently, states are prohibited from using resource tests).
Title
Medicaid Accountability Act
Sponsors
Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK] | Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY] | Sen. David Perdue [R-GA] | Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN] |
Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA] | Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] | Sen. James Lankford [R-OK] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-07-31 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Subjects
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Medicaid
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates
Wages and earnings
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Medicaid
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates
Wages and earnings
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2377/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2377/BILLS-116s2377is.pdf |