US HB1342 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 44-9)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Extends funding through FY2023 for the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and otherwise revises the program. (Under this program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may award grants to state Medicaid programs to assist states in increasing the use of home and community care for long-term care and decreasing the use of institutional care.)
Title
EMPOWER Care Act Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-26 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2019-02-25 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
| 2019-02-25 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB548 (Same As) 2019-02-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB3253 (Related) 2019-08-06 - Became Public Law No: 116-39. (TXT | PDF)
HB3253 (Related) 2019-08-06 - Became Public Law No: 116-39. (TXT | PDF)
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Health
Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Health
Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
State and local finance
State and local government operations
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1342/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1342/BILLS-116hr1342ih.pdf |
