Bill Sponsor
House Bill 2715
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Medicaid Improvement and State Flexibility Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 14, 2019
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
May 14, 2019
Latest Action
May 15, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2715
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Tennessee
Republican
North Dakota
Republican
Oklahoma
Republican
South Carolina
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Medicaid Improvement and State Flexibility Act of 2019

This bill authorizes states to approve their own experimental, pilot, or demonstration project under Medicaid if the project provides certain benefits involving electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards. (Currently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approves Medicaid demonstration projects; such projects are also known as Section 1115 Demonstrations.)

Specifically, the project must provide enrollees who elect to participate with an EBT card to purchase primary care services; enrollees must receive any remaining balance at the end of the year in the form of a cash payment and must also obtain catastrophic health insurance.

Text (1)
Actions (3)
05/15/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
05/14/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
05/14/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:16:32 PM