Disaster Relief Medicaid Act
Latest action · Jun 10, 2019 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.
- IntroducedJun 10, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Disaster Relief Medicaid Act
This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements relating to Medicaid coverage of individuals affected by a federally declared major disaster.
In particular, the bill provides for specific disaster relief coverage under Medicaid for individuals who meet specified income eligibility standards and, during the seven-day period preceding the disaster, were either residents of the impacted area or were employed in the impacted area (and subsequently lost employment). Coverage is effective for two years after the date of the disaster declaration.
State Medicaid programs must provide disaster relief coverage that is at least as comprehensive as the state's Medicaid coverage and the Medicaid coverage of the individual's home state, as applicable. The bill applies a 100% Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to such coverage and related administrative expenses.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 10, 2019 to Oct 15, 2019, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Jun 10, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jun 10, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jun 10, 2019 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jun 10, 2019 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Oct 15, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jun 10, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3215 | Disaster Relief Medicaid Act | Related bill | Jun 12, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health programs administration and funding
- Home and outpatient care
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2019Introduced in Senate
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