Puerto Rico Health Care Fairness, Accountability, and Beneficiary Access Act of 2019
Latest action · Jun 20, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 19, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Puerto Rico Health Care Fairness, Accountability, and Beneficiary Access Act of 2019
This bill alters certain funding and payment mechanisms, and establishes several requirements, for Puerto Rico's Medicaid program.
Among other changes, the bill increases the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) from 55% to 83% through FY2029; beginning in FY2030, the FMAP must be calculated in the same manner as for states (i.e., based on per capita income). Puerto Rico must also expand its Medicaid program to include certain items, services, and populations that states are already required to cover; failure to do so results in a reduction of the applicable FMAP. Additionally, beginning in FY2025, the bill excludes Puerto Rico from a Medicaid funding cap that currently applies to U.S. territories.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 19, 2019 to Jun 20, 2019, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jun 19, 2019 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Jun 19, 2019 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Jun 19, 2019 |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Original | Jun 19, 2019 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Jun 19, 2019 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Jun 19, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jun 19, 2019 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jun 20, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 20, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 19, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 19, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 19, 2019Introduced in House
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