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HOUSE 547118th CongressReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Expunging the January 13, 2021, impeachment of President Donald John Trump.

Last Action
6/22/2023

Actions

  • 2023-02-03Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 2023-01-26Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • 2023-01-26Introduced in House
  • 2023-01-26Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2023-01-26 (00)

Better Care Better Jobs Act

This bill establishes programs and provides funds for state Medicaid programs to improve home- and community-based services (HCBS), such as home health care, personal care, case management, and rehabilitative services.

Specifically, the bill provides funds for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to award planning grants, develop quality measures, and provide technical assistance to states regarding specified HCBS improvements, particularly with respect to access, utilization, and the associated workforce. The bill also increases the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for HCBS in states that develop plans and meet specified benchmarks for improvements.

The bill also makes permanent (1) the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program (a grant program to help states increase the use of HCBS for long-term care and decrease the use of institutional care), and (2) certain provisions regarding Medicaid eligibility that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of HCBS.

Cosponsors (20)

  • FRANK PALLONE (D-NJ)
  • JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
  • Doris Matsui (D-CA)
  • Troy Carter (D-LA)
  • Christopher Deluzio (D-PA)
  • Paul Tonko (D-NY)
  • Dwight Evans (D-PA)
  • Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
  • Sean Casten (D-IL)
  • Bill Foster (D-IL)
  • ADAM SMITH (D-WA)
  • Jake Auchincloss (D-MA)
  • Andy Kim (D-NJ)
  • BRAD SHERMAN (D-CA)
  • Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
  • Mark Pocan (D-WI)
  • Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
  • John Sarbanes (D-MD)
  • Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
  • Nikema Williams (D-GA)

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health care quality
  • Health information and medical records
  • Health personnel
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Home and outpatient care
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
  • Marriage and family status
  • Medicaid
  • Performance measurement
  • State and local finance
  • State and local government operations
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