Medicaid Indian Health Act of 2005
Latest action · Dec 16, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 6, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicaid Indian Health Act of 2005 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to: (1) apply 100% of the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) to services furnished to an Indian by an urban Indian health program; (2) prohibit the imposition of premiums, deductibles, copayments, and other cost-sharing on Indians; (3) prohibit recovery against estates of Indians; (4) require consultation with Indian tribes prior to approval of "Section 115" waivers; (5) provide for the treatment of medical expenses paid by or on behalf of an Indian by an Indian health program as medical care costs for purposes of determining medically needy eligibility; and (6) give states the option to exempt Indians from reductions in eligibility or benefits.
Requires a Medicaid managed care organization contracting with an Indian Health Service (IHS) facility or program that is not a federally-qualified health center or a rural health clinic to provide payment at the highest level and amount that it would make for the services if they were furnished by a provider that is not an IHS facility or program.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 6, 2005 to Mar 30, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Dec 6, 2005 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Dec 8, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Dec 14, 2005 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Dec 14, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Dec 14, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Dec 14, 2005 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Dec 14, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Dec 15, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Dec 22, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Dec 22, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jan 31, 2006 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Feb 8, 2006 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Mar 30, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Dec 6, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 16, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Dec 6, 2005Introduced in House
- Dec 6, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2074 | Medicaid Indian Health Act of 2005 | Identical bill | Nov 18, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for fair treatment of services furnished to Indians under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicaid Indian Health Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Coinsurance
- Collection of accounts
- Economics and Public Finance
- Estates (Law)
- Federal-Indian relations
- Federal-state relations
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Health maintenance organizations
- Indian medical care
- Insurance premiums
- Intergovernmental fiscal relations
- Managed care
- Medicaid
- Medical economics
- Medical fees
- Minorities
- Native Americans
- Social Welfare
- State government-Indian relations
- Welfare eligibility
- Welfare waivers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 6, 2005Introduced in House
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