118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 3118HCBS Relief Act of 2023

A bill to provide for an emergency increase in Federal funding to State Medicaid programs for expenditures on home and community-based services.

Health
Introduced Oct 24, 2023
Last action Oct 24, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Oct 24, 2023
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Referred
Oct 24, 2023
Finance
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill temporarily increases the applicable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) under Medicaid for certain approved home- and community-based services that are provided during FY2024-FY2025. As a condition for receiving the increased rate, a state must agree to undertake activities to improve the delivery of such services, such as by providing additional benefits to home health workers and by helping individuals who were relocated to nursing facilities move back to their homes.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Oct 24, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Oct 24, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.