Bill
Bill > S548
US S548
EMPOWER Care Act Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act
summary
Introduced
02/25/2019
02/25/2019
In Committee
02/25/2019
02/25/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
EMPOWER Care Act EMPOWER Care Act Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act This bill extends funding through FY2023 for the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and otherwise revises the program. (Under this program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may award grants to state Medicaid programs to assist states in increasing the use of home and community care for long-term care and decreasing the use of institutional care.)
AI Summary
This bill, the EMPOWER Care Act, extends funding through fiscal year 2023 for the Money Follows the Person (MFP) Rebalancing Demonstration Program. The MFP program allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide grants to state Medicaid programs to help increase the use of home and community-based care and decrease the use of institutional care. The bill also makes changes to the program, such as reducing the required institutional residency period from 90 to 60 days, updating state application requirements, and providing funding for quality assurance, technical assistance, and oversight. Additionally, the bill requires the Secretary to submit a report on best practices from state MFP demonstration projects and directs the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission to report on aligning the MFP program's qualified residence criteria with the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) final rule.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (on 02/25/2019)
Official Document
bill text
bill summary
Loading...
bill summary
Loading...
bill summary
| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/548/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s548/BILLS-116s548is.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s548/BILLS-116s548is.pdf.pdf |
Loading...