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House Bill 584
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2019
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Introduced in House on Jan 16, 2019
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Introduced in House 
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H. R. 584 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 584


To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the same level of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand Medicaid coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion takes place.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 16, 2019

Mr. Veasey (for himself, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Allred, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Hill of California, Ms. Wild, and Ms. Pingree) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the same level of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand Medicaid coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion takes place.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2019”.

SEC. 2. Increased FMAP for medical assistance to newly eligible individuals.

(a) In general.—Section 1905(y)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(y)(1)) is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking “2014, 2015, and 2016” and inserting “each of the first 3 consecutive 12-month periods in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals”;

(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking “2017” and inserting “the fourth consecutive 12-month period in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals”;

(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking “2018 ” and inserting “the fifth consecutive 12-month period in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals”;

(4) in subparagraph (D), by striking “2019” and inserting “the sixth consecutive 12-month period in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals”; and

(5) in subparagraph (E), by striking “2020 and each year thereafter” and inserting “the seventh consecutive 12-month period in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals and each such period thereafter”.

(b) Effective date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.