[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1151 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1151

    To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to encourage the 
 prioritization of the most vulnerable individuals under the Medicaid 
                                program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 2017

  Mr. Hudson 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 encourage the 
 prioritization of the most vulnerable individuals under the Medicaid 
                                program.

    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 ``Encouraging the Prioritization of 
the Most Vulnerable Act''.

SEC. 2. ENCOURAGING MEDICAID DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO FOCUS ON THE 
              MOST VULNERABLE PATIENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1115 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1315) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) In making a determination using the authority under paragraph 
(2)(A) of subsection (a) (relating to treating costs that would not 
otherwise be included as expenditures under section 1903 and which are 
not included as part of the costs of projects under section 1110 as 
expenditures under the State plan or plans approved under title XIX) to 
approve an application or renewal of any experimental, pilot, or 
demonstration project undertaken under such subsection to promote the 
objectives of title XIX (referred to in this subsection as a `Medicaid 
demonstration project'), the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) post on the website of the Centers for Medicare & 
        Medicaid Services information regarding how any such approval 
        prioritizes projects or programs have proven to be effective in 
        improving the care or health outcomes of individuals who are 
        uninsured, individuals eligible to receive medical assistance 
        under a State plan under title XIX, or individuals whose 
        household income does not exceed 150 percent of the poverty 
        line (as defined in section 2110(c)(5)) applicable to a family 
        of the size involved;
            ``(2) collect from the State submitting such application or 
        renewal, to the extent practicable, available data regarding 
        the quality of care or health outcomes for the individuals 
        served by such Medicaid demonstration project;
            ``(3) post on the website of the Centers for Medicare & 
        Medicaid Services information regarding how such Medicaid 
        demonstration project does not duplicate other Federal programs 
        or Federal funding opportunities; and
            ``(4) collect from the State submitting such application or 
        renewal, to the extent practicable, an analysis of the degree 
        to which such Medicaid demonstration project, if at all, 
        displaces efforts undertaken by private sector and charitable 
        sector entities in such State to improve care and health 
        outcomes for the individuals described in paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to applications or renewals submitted on or after 
January 1, 2021.
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