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119th CONGRESS
1st Session |
To amend Public Law 119–21 to repeal the prohibition on making payments under the Medicaid program to certain entities.
Ms. Smith (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Reed, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Coons, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Luján, Mr. Merkley, Mr. King, Mr. Booker, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Welch, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Fetterman, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
To amend Public Law 119–21 to repeal the prohibition on making payments under the Medicaid program to certain entities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Restoring Essential Healthcare Act”.
SEC. 2. Repealing prohibition on Medicaid payments to certain entities.
Section 71113 of Public Law 119–21 is repealed, and, in the case of any items or services furnished as medical assistance under a State plan (or a waiver of such plan) under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) by a prohibited entity (as defined in subsection (b)(1) of such section 71113) during the period beginning on the date of enactment of Public Law 119–21 and ending on the date of enactment of this section, payment for such items and services shall be made as if such section 71113 had not been enacted into law.