US SB868 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 26-0)
Status: Introduced on May 3 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-05-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

State Flexibility Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to repeal certain state Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) maintenance of effort requirements under titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act. (Under "maintenance of efforts" a state is prohibited from having eligibility standards, methodologies, or procedures under its state Medicaid or CHIP plan that are more restrictive than those in effect on on July 1, 2008, under ARRA or on March 23, 2010, under PPACA.)

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Title

State Flexibility Act

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2011-05-03SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Same As/Similar To

HB1683 (Same As) 2011-05-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB5652 (Related) 2012-05-15 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 398.
HB6688 (Related) 2012-12-19 - Referred to House Rules

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