S 2196 · 108th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that per diem payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care of veterans in State homes shall not be used to offset payments that are made under the medicaid program for the purpose of assisting veterans.

Introduced 2004-03-11· Sponsored by Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR 3/12/2004 S2721)(2004-03-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to state that per diem payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care of veterans in State homes shall not be considered a liability of a third party for any purpose under Medicaid (title XIX of the Social Security Act). (Such payments, if considered a liability, would be required to be offset from the amount of authorized Medicaid assistance.)…

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Cosponsors (2)

2 Republicans
Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]ME
Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]ME