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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate the State option to reduce the home equity exemption amount for purposes of eligibility for long-term care assistance under Medicaid, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-1082| House 
| Updated: 2/17/2017
Brett Guthrie

Brett Guthrie

Republican Representative

Kentucky

Cosponsors (1)
Markwayne Mullin (Republican)

Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Medicaid Home Owner Maximum Equity Improvement Act or the Medicaid HOME Improvement Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to disallow a state from using, for purposes of determining Medicaid eligibility for long-term care assistance, a home equity limit that exceeds the statutory minimum. Current law allows a state Medicaid program to set its maximum home equity limit at any amount between a specified range. The bill disallows a program from setting its limit above the amount that represents, under current law, the bottom of that range.
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Timeline
Feb 15, 2017
Introduced in House
Feb 15, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • February 15, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • February 15, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • February 17, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

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  • HR 115-1628: American Health Care Act of 2017
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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate the State option to reduce the home equity exemption amount for purposes of eligibility for long-term care assistance under Medicaid, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-1082| House 
| Updated: 2/17/2017
Medicaid Home Owner Maximum Equity Improvement Act or the Medicaid HOME Improvement Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to disallow a state from using, for purposes of determining Medicaid eligibility for long-term care assistance, a home equity limit that exceeds the statutory minimum. Current law allows a state Medicaid program to set its maximum home equity limit at any amount between a specified range. The bill disallows a program from setting its limit above the amount that represents, under current law, the bottom of that range.
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Timeline
Feb 15, 2017
Introduced in House
Feb 15, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • February 15, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • February 15, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • February 17, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Brett Guthrie

Brett Guthrie

Republican Representative

Kentucky

Cosponsors (1)
Markwayne Mullin (Republican)

Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1628: American Health Care Act of 2017
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Housing finance and home ownershipLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaid