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Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008
To extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009, and for other purposes.
This bill would effectively delay for one year the implementation of new Administration-proposed regulations that would reduce Medicaid payments for several Medicaid-related activities. It is estimated that the proposed regulations would save the federal government $15 billion over five years, but that states would suffer $50 billion in damages for making up the difference.
4/23/2008--Passed House amended. (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 22, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 -
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| Introduced |  | Voted on by House |  | Voted on by Senate | | Considered By President | | Bill Becomes Law |
| March 13, 2008 | April 23, 2008 |
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May 11, 2008 New Medicaid quick fixes posebroader issues
In late April, the House passed with a veto-proof majority HR 5613, a bipartisan bill that will place a moratorium on seven of these hasty Medicaid ...
May 11, 2008 State's child welfare system faces challenges
In late April, the House passed with a veto-proof majority HR 5613, a bipartisan bill that will place a moratorium on seven of these hasty Medicaid ...
May 09, 2008 ALABAMA VOICES: Medicaid measures menacing
In late April, the House passed with a veto-proof majority HR 5613, a bipartisan bill that will place a moratorium on seven of these hasty Medicaid ...
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May 15, 2008 House approves Medicaid moratorium and will move to the Senate
The House today voted to attach the Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, HR 5613, to the Iraq supplemental spending bill. The AHA-backed Medicaid legislation places a moratorium through March 2009 on seven Medicaid ...
Source: MHA's Executive Briefing
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May 15, 2008 House Attaches Medicaid Moratorium to Iraq Bill
In a key victory for people who rely on Medicaid, and for the hospitals and other providers who take care of them, the House today voted to attach the Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, HR 5613, to the Iraq supplemental ...
Source: JFActivist
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May 14, 2008 Notes from the Waiting List Meeting April 30, 2008
Schedule Next Meeting â Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 1:30 pm. *According to OKDHS.org the waiting list is stalled working applications at or about April 7, 2004. **HR 5613 â Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 ...
Source: Oklahoma DDSD Waiting List Meeting
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