Bill > HR2713

This bill, the Territorial Equity Act of 2021, aims to provide equitable treatment for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. The key provisions include: - Eliminating Medicaid funding limitations and the specific Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) limitation for the territories, while temporarily increasing the FMAP to 100% for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. - Applying Medicaid waiver authority to all the territories and permitting Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) allotments for the territories. - Adjusting Medicare payment policies for hospitals in the territories, including the calculation of DSH payments and rebasing target amounts. - Extending the Part B deemed enrollment process to Puerto Rico residents and providing a transition period with a special enrollment period and reduced late enrollment penalties. - Adjusting Medicare Advantage benchmark amounts for low-base payment counties in Puerto Rico. - Improving the use of allocated prescription drug funds by the territories under Medicare Part D. - Including Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). - Providing equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands with respect to the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit. - Addressing labor issues in Puerto Rico, such as the minimum wage for young employees and overtime protections for workers. - Extending the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program to all the territories.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2713/all-info