To provide Medicaid assistance to individuals and families affected by a disaster or emergency, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide Medicaid assistance to individuals and families affected by a disaster or emergency, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Social Welfare, Government Operations.
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 HD69E1E618E06490F934E9A37BEB0FABE: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Relief Medicaid Act.
- Section H45F330F4791C4DF7B105FB7CFC8A6F5B: 2. Medicaid relief for disaster survivors Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) is amended— in section 1902(a)— in paragraph (86), by...
- Section H0034487C6B094C61B9EBADE71C4EE5C3: 1948. Disaster relief Medicaid for survivors of major disasters Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a State plan shall provide medical...
- Section HC32094B266FB44C9A149BAFC9DE57BC6: 3. Promoting effective and innovative State responses to increased demand for medical assistance following a disaster Not later than January 1, 2023, the...
- Section H449317731F114AE49D8594A097F53920: 4. Targeted Medicaid relief for direct impact areas Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended— in subsection (b), by striking and...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide Medicaid assistance to individuals and families affected by a disaster or emergency, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Social Welfare, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide Medicaid assistance to individuals and families affected by a disaster or emergency, 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
In CommitteeReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in …
Mr. Panetta (for himself, Ms. Tokuda, Ms. Crockett, Ms. Blunt …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
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