[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4588 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4588

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the same level 
 of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand 
  Medicaid coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when 
                      such expansion takes place.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 23, 2016

   Mr. Gene Green of Texas (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Castor of 
  Florida, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. 
 Clarke of New York, Mr. Engel, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Johnson of 
Georgia, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
  Pallone, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sarbanes, and Ms. Schakowsky) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the same level 
 of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand 
  Medicaid coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when 
                      such expansion takes place.

    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 ``Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act 
of 2016''.

SEC. 2. INCREASED FMAP FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO 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 ``2014, 2015, and 
        2016'' and inserting ``each of the first 3 consecutive 12-month 
        periods in which the State provides medical assistance to newly 
        eligible individuals'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``2017'' and inserting 
        ``the fourth consecutive 12-month period in which the State 
        provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals'';
            (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``2018'' and inserting 
        ``the fifth consecutive 12-month period in which the State 
        provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals'';
            (4) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``2019'' and inserting 
        ``the sixth consecutive 12-month period in which the State 
        provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals''; 
        and
            (5) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``2020 and each year 
        thereafter'' and inserting ``the seventh consecutive 12-month 
        period in which the State provides medical assistance to newly 
        eligible individuals and each such period thereafter''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of Public Law 111-148.
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