HR 1823 · 117th Congress · Health

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the matching requirement for a territory to use specially allocated Federal funds for Medicare covered part D drugs for low-income individuals.

Introduced 2021-03-11· Sponsored by Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2021-03-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] This bill establishes a Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) of 100% with respect to a U.S. territory's use of specified federal funds to provide covered drugs to low-income individuals who are eligible for the Medicare prescription drug benefit.…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat