3.0.0 2001 2023-01-11T13:38:14Z 2023-01-11T13:38:14Z Senate S 2017-10-24 115 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-10-24T22:42:21Z State Public Option Act 115 4129 HR 2017-10-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2017-10-24 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2017-10-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI N B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2017-10-24 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2017-10-24 True H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2017-10-24 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2017-10-24 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2017-10-24 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2017-10-24 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2017-10-24 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2017-10-24 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2017-10-24 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2017-10-24 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2017-10-24 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2017-10-24 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2017-10-24 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2017-10-24 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2017-10-24 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2017-10-24 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2017-10-24 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2017-10-24 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2017-11-07 False S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2018-05-24 False Health Appropriations Child health Department of Health and Human Services Executive agency funding and structure Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Income tax credits Medicaid Medicare Performance measurement State and local finance Women's health Health 00 2017-10-24 Introduced in Senate 2018-07-02T16:59:16Z State Public Option Act

This bill allows residents not already eligible for Medicaid who are not concurrently enrolled in other health insurance coverage to buy into a state Medicaid plan beginning January 1, 2018.

The bill makes such buy-in coverage eligible for premium subsidies and reduced cost sharing under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shall develop standardized, state-level metrics of access to, and satisfaction with, providers for individuals enrolled in state Medicaid plans.

Primary care services furnished under Medicaid by certain providers must be paid at a rate that is not less than the rate under Medicare part B.

Beginning in FY2019, the Department of Health and Human Services may award grants to states for the purpose of improving access to services for individuals enrolled in state Medicaid plans.

The bill provides the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage to every state that expands Medicaid coverage for individuals who are newly eligible under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, regardless of when such expansion takes place.

]]> State Public Option Act Display Title State Public Option Act Short Titles as Introduced State Public Option Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a State public option through Medicaid to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan. Introduced in Senate 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2001is/xml/BILLS-115s2001is.xml 2017-10-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.