COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020
USA116th CongressS-4957| Senate
| Updated: 12/3/2020
Robert P. Casey
Democratic Senator
Pennsylvania
Cosponsors (18)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)
Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020 This bill temporarily increases the applicable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) under Medicaid for certain approved home- and community-based services that are provided between October 1, 2020, and September 30, 2022. As a condition for receiving the increased rate, a state must agree to undertake activities to improve the delivery of such services.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Health
Allied health servicesCardiovascular and respiratory healthCommunity life and organizationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee hiringEmployee leaveForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment studies and investigationsHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesHome and outpatient careInfectious and parasitic diseasesLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMental healthNursingState and local government operationsTransportation costs
COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020
USA116th CongressS-4957| Senate
| Updated: 12/3/2020
COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020 This bill temporarily increases the applicable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) under Medicaid for certain approved home- and community-based services that are provided between October 1, 2020, and September 30, 2022. As a condition for receiving the increased rate, a state must agree to undertake activities to improve the delivery of such services.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Robert P. Casey
Democratic Senator
Pennsylvania
Cosponsors (18)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)
Finance Committee
Health
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Allied health servicesCardiovascular and respiratory healthCommunity life and organizationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee hiringEmployee leaveForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment studies and investigationsHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesHome and outpatient careInfectious and parasitic diseasesLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMental healthNursingState and local government operationsTransportation costs