HR 5306 · 115th Congress · Health

EMPOWER Care Act

Introduced 2018-03-15· Sponsored by Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]· House

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Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.(2018-09-13)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act or the EMPOWER Care Act This bill amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to extend funding through FY2022 for the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and to otherwise revise the program. (Under this program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must award grants to state Medicaid programs to assist in rebalancing states' long-term care systems.)…

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CBO Cost Estimate

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H.R. 5306, Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act

Nov 20, 2018

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 13, 2018

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Cosponsors (20)

13 Democrats7 Republicans
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]MI
Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7]PA
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]NJ
Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]TX
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]WA
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]CA
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]NC
Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10]VA
Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7]MO
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]NY
Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]PA
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]CA
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]NY
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]IL
Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9]PA
Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7]VA
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]NY
Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22]TX
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]NJ