Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
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Encouraging the Prioritization of the Most Vulnerable Act This bill amend title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in approving Medicaid demonstration projects, to: post on its website information regarding how CMS prioritizes projects that have been proven effective in improving care and outcomes with respect to uninsured, Medicaid-eligible, or low-income individuals; collect, from a participating state, available data regarding the quality of care or health outcomes with respect to individuals served; post on its website information regarding how a project is not duplicative of any federal program or funding opportunity; and collect, from a participating state, an analysis of the degree to which such projects displace private and charitable sector efforts to improve care and outcomes with respect to uninsured, Medicaid-eligible, or low-income individuals.
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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to encourage the prioritization of the most vulnerable individuals under the Medicaid program.
USA115th CongressHR-1151| House
| Updated: 2/17/2017
Encouraging the Prioritization of the Most Vulnerable Act This bill amend title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in approving Medicaid demonstration projects, to: post on its website information regarding how CMS prioritizes projects that have been proven effective in improving care and outcomes with respect to uninsured, Medicaid-eligible, or low-income individuals; collect, from a participating state, available data regarding the quality of care or health outcomes with respect to individuals served; post on its website information regarding how a project is not duplicative of any federal program or funding opportunity; and collect, from a participating state, an analysis of the degree to which such projects displace private and charitable sector efforts to improve care and outcomes with respect to uninsured, Medicaid-eligible, or low-income individuals.
Government information and archivesHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth information and medical recordsMedicaidSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations