[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1587 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1587

     To enable States to opt out of the Medicaid expansion-related 
     provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 21, 2011

  Mr. Graham (for himself and Mr. Barrasso) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
     To enable States to opt out of the Medicaid expansion-related 
     provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Flexibility for States 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF STATE MEDICAID FLEXIBILITY.

    (a) State Opt Out of Medicaid Expansion-Related Provisions of 
PPACA.--A State described in subsection (b) may elect to limit the 
application of any or all of the following provisions of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) with respect to 
the Medicaid program within that State:
            (1) The amendments made by sections 2001 through 2006 and 
        subtitle C of title II.
            (2) The amendments made by subsections (a), (b), and (c) of 
        section 10201.
    (b) State Described.--
            (1) Enactment of state law.--A State described in this 
        subsection is a State that enacts a law after the date of 
        enactment of this Act that--
                    (A) expresses the intent of the State to opt out of 
                one or more of the provisions of the Patient Protection 
                and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) described 
                in subsection (a); and
                    (B) contains a list of the provisions of such Act 
                which will not apply to the State under the State law.
            (2) Repeal.--If a State repeals a law described in 
        paragraph (1), the provisions of the Patient Protection and 
        Affordable Care Act listed in such law shall apply with respect 
        to such State beginning on the date of such repeal.
    (c) Regulations.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
promulgate regulations to provide for the implementation of this Act.
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