[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 909 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 909

 To 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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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 30, 2019

   Mr. 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 Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To 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.

    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 Expansion Parity Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. 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.
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