To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow States more flexibility with respect to using contractors to make eligibility determinations and redeterminations on behalf of the State Medicaid plan, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow States more flexibility with respect to using contractors to make eligibility determinations and redeterminations on behalf of the State Medicaid plan, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Finance, Foreign Policy.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HF68181AFA16B4AC28C6435CC08C14A7E: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicaid Staffing Flexibility and Protection Act of 2023.
- Section HA1B31CEBFA0F4CA28496C7059E13D630: 2. State flexibility to use contractors to make eligibility determinations and redeterminations on behalf of a State Section 1902(a)(5) of the Social Security...
- Section H47383843BC2D4AD9AF25EE3676BEC711: 3. Prohibiting conflicts of interest A State shall not use the flexibility provided under section 2 unless a contractor selected to conduct eligibility...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow States more flexibility with respect to using contractors to make eligibility determinations and redeterminations on behalf of the State Medicaid plan, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Finance, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow States more flexibility with respect to using contractors to make eligibility determinations and redeterminations on behalf of the State Medicaid plan, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Carter of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Dunn of …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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