HOUSE 1354116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Territories Health Equity Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 2/26/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-02-25Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-02-25Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-02-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-02-25Introduced in House
- 2019-02-25Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-25 (00)
Territories Health Equity Act of 2019
This bill alters provisions under Medicaid, Medicare, and Medicare Advantage relating to U.S. territories, and generally modifies and establishes programs to expand health insurance coverage for residents.
Among other things, the bill
- eliminates Medicaid funding limitations for U.S. territories beginning in FY2020;
- repeals provisions that exclude residents of Puerto Rico from a certain automatic enrollment process for Medicare medical services;
- establishes minimum criteria for certain elements used in Medicare Advantage payment calculations for areas within U.S. territories; and
- allows residents of U.S. territories who are unable to obtain health insurance through their employer or a health insurance exchange to instead obtain coverage through the District of Columbia exchange, including coverage that is available to Members of Congress and their staff.
Cosponsors (20)
- Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR)
- Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS)
- Michael San Nicolas (D-GU)
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY)
- NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- Karen Bass (D-CA)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- SANFORD BISHOP (D-GA)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
- Anthony Brown (D-MD)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- WM. CLAY (D-MO)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
- JAMES CLYBURN (D-SC)
- DANNY DAVIS (D-IL)
- Val Demings (D-FL)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Marcia Fudge (D-OH)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
Subjects
- American Samoa
- Caribbean area
- Child health
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Guam
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Hospital care
- Income tax credits
- Medicaid
- Medicare
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