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This bill, known as the Medicaid REACH Act, aims to enhance reporting requirements for states that have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (i.e., "nonexpansion states"). The key provisions of the bill are: 1. It reduces federal payment for Medicaid administrative expenses incurred by nonexpansion states if they do not comply with specified reporting requirements. These requirements include: (a) posting on the state's website the estimated number of uninsured individuals and the number who would be eligible for Medicaid if the state expanded the program, as well as other information, by January 1 each year; (b) providing a 30-day public comment period; and (c) submitting a complete report with the information and public comments to the Secretary of Health and Human Services by March 1. 2. The bill outlines the specific percentage points by which the federal Medicaid administrative payment will be reduced for nonexpansion states that fail to meet the reporting requirements, ranging from 0.5 percentage points in the first quarter to 1.5 percentage points in the third quarter. 3. The expenses incurred by nonexpansion states in complying with the reporting requirements are considered necessary for the proper and efficient administration of the Medicaid program and are eligible for federal matching payments.

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