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S.2620 - A bill to provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.
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- Official: A bill to provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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2/8/2008--Introduced.Provides that, if the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) determined under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act without regard to this Act for a state for FY2008 is less than the FMAP as so determined for FY2007, the FY2007 FMAP shall be substitutedOfficial Summary
2/8/2008--Introduced.Provides that, if the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) determined under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act without regard to this Act for a state for FY2008 is less than the FMAP as so determined for FY2007, the FY2007 FMAP shall be substituted for the FMAP for the third and fourth calendar quarters of FY2008, before the application of this Act. Provides that, if the FMAP determined without regard to this Act for a state for FY2009 is less than the FMAP as so determined for FY2008, the FY2008 FMAP shall be substituted for the FMAP for the first, second, and third calendar quarters of FY2009, before the application of this Act. Provides that, for each eligible state for the third and fourth calendar quarters of FY2008, and for the first, second, and third calendar quarters of FY2009, the FMAP shall be increased by 2.95 percentage points. Provides for an increase in the cap on Medicaid payments to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.
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Recent Blog Coverage
AHCA/NCAL Urges Inclusion of Medicaid Assistance in Possible ...
AHCA/NCAL praised U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and U.S. Representatives Frank Pallone (D-NJ), John Dingell (D-MI), Peter King (R-NY), and Thomas Reynolds (R-NY) for championing an FMAP boost by introducing S. 2620 and H.R. 5268, ...
JUF News : Stepping up to Capitol Hill
In addition, to help state Medicaid programs facing financial stress, legislation was recently introduced (H.R. 5268/S. 2620) to increase the federal share of Medicaid funding. IRA Charitable Rollover ...
Medicaid Financing: Open CRS Network - CRS Reports for the People
... state fiscal relief in the form of a temporary increase in the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP, which determines federal share of most Medicaid costs) has also been introduced (S. 2586, H.R. 5268, S. 2620, S. 2819). ...
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