Safeguarding Medicaid Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Safeguarding Medicaid Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Transportation, 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 S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Medicaid Act.
- Section id09205057f478440bb54943849ff129e2: 2. Application of medicaid asset test to all applicants for, and recipients of, medical assistance in all States and territories Section 1940 of the Social...
- Section idd92e69391f4a4476939f4688d22c76fc: 3. Medicaid resources eligibility requirement Section 1902(e)(14)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)(14)(C)) is amended to read as follows:...
- Section ide482e07ee4f44bdaa423f5b400d62bfe: 4. Requiring CMS to track State asset verification of Federal Medicaid programs Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Safeguarding Medicaid Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Transportation, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
This bill, Safeguarding Medicaid Act, 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 CommitteeMr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Wicker, …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: …
Introduced in Senate
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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