Bill > HR3542

This bill, titled the Medicaid Enhancement and Emergency Job Creation Act of 2011, extends a temporary increase in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) through the end of fiscal year 2012. The FMAP is a formula used to determine the amount of federal funding states receive for their Medicaid programs, which provides health coverage to low-income individuals and families. By extending this increase, the bill aims to provide additional financial support to states for their Medicaid programs, potentially helping to maintain or expand services and create jobs, especially during economic downturns. The bill amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), a previous economic stimulus package, to adjust the FMAP increase over different quarters of fiscal years 2011 and 2012, with a larger increase in the earlier quarters and a smaller one in the later quarters.