116 HR 909 IH: Medicaid Expansion Parity Act of 2019 U.S. House of Representatives 2019-01-30 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 909IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 30, 2019Mr. Lewis (for himself, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, and Mr. Bishop of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide parity among States in the timing of the application of higher Federal Medicaid matching rates for the ACA-expansion population.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Medicaid Expansion Parity Act of 2019.

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Parity in the timing of the application of higher Medicaid Federal matching rates for ACA newly eligible individuals

(a)

In general

Section 1905(y)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(y)(1)) is amended— (1)in subparagraph (A), by striking for calendar quarters in 2014, 2015, and 2016 and inserting for calendar quarters in the 12-calendar-quarter period beginning with the first calendar quarter in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals; (2)in subparagraph (B), by striking for calendar quarters in 2017 and inserting for the next 4 calendar quarters for such State; (3)in subparagraph (C), by striking for calendar quarters in 2018 and inserting for the next 4 calendar quarters for such State; (4)in subparagraph (D), by striking for calendar quarters in 2019 and inserting for the next 4 calendar quarters for such State; and (5)in subparagraph (E), by striking for calendar quarters in 2020 and each year thereafter and inserting for each succeeding calendar quarter for such State. (b)

Effective date

The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.