Bill > HR629

This bill, the Medicaid Improvement and State Flexibility Act of 2023, amends the Social Security Act to allow states to approve and implement certain Medicaid program waivers without prior approval from the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Specifically, the bill enables states to approve demonstration projects that provide Medicaid enrollees with an electronic benefits transfer card to purchase primary care services and medications, a cash payment for any unused card balance at the end of the year, and enrollment in a catastrophic insurance program to cover other services. The bill also includes restrictions on the use of federal funds for abortion services under these demonstration projects.