Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid Act of 2005
Latest action · Feb 9, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid Act of 2005 - Establishes the Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid to review: (1) each of Medicaid's major functional responsibilities; (2) issues that either threaten or improve the long-term financial condition of Medicaid; (3) Federal and State policies for Medicaid and Medicare enrollment (including enrollment sites), income eligibility, outreach, and documentation; (4) the operation and effectiveness of Medicaid premium assistance programs; and (5) Medicaid payment policies.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 9, 2005 to Apr 25, 2005, with 14 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| I-VT | James M. Jeffords | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Jon S. Corzine | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| R-RI | Lincoln Chafee | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| R-PA | Rick Santorum | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Feb 15, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Feb 9, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Feb 9, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1208-1211)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 985 | Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid Act of 2005 | Identical bill | Mar 14, 2005 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Access to health care
- Child health
- Coinsurance
- Demography
- Disabled
- Families
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal-state relations
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Health insurance
- Hospital care
- Insurance premiums
- Intergovernmental fiscal relations
- Managed care
- Medicaid
- Medical records
- Medically uninsured
- Medicare
- Minorities
- Minority health
- Poor children
- Pregnant women
- Quality of care
- Social Welfare
- Welfare eligibility
- Women
- Women's health
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