[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 51 (Thursday, March 26, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S2061]
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SA 982. Mr. CASEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY
TO STATES TO IMPROVE ACCESS AND QUALITY AND
DELIVERY OF CARE WHILE PROTECTING THE GUARANTEE
OF THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,
aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution
for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments,
amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports
relating to providing States programmatic flexibility to
improve access, quality, and delivery of care in the Medicaid
program without shifting costs to States, restricting access
to needed care, or otherwise making coverage less affordable
for the individuals who rely on Medicaid, which may include
children, low-income adults, pregnant women, seniors, and
individuals with disabilities, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over either the
period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025.
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