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EMPOWER Care Act

USA116th CongressS-548| Senate 
| Updated: 2/25/2019
Rob Portman

Rob Portman

Republican Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (3)
Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act or the EMPOWER Care Act This bill extends funding through FY2023 for the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and otherwise revises the program. (Under this program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may award grants to state Medicaid programs to assist states in increasing the use of home and community care for long-term care and decreasing the use of institutional care.)
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Timeline
Feb 25, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 25, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 26, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1342
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • February 25, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 25, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • February 26, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1342
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
  • HR 116-3253: Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act of 2019
  • HR 116-1342: EMPOWER Care Act
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth care qualityHealth programs administration and fundingHome and outpatient careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidState and local financeState and local government operations

EMPOWER Care Act

USA116th CongressS-548| Senate 
| Updated: 2/25/2019
Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act or the EMPOWER Care Act This bill extends funding through FY2023 for the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and otherwise revises the program. (Under this program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may award grants to state Medicaid programs to assist states in increasing the use of home and community care for long-term care and decreasing the use of institutional care.)
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Timeline
Feb 25, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 25, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 26, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1342
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • February 25, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 25, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • February 26, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1342
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Rob Portman

Rob Portman

Republican Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (3)
Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)

Finance Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
  • HR 116-3253: Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act of 2019
  • HR 116-1342: EMPOWER Care Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth care qualityHealth programs administration and fundingHome and outpatient careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidState and local financeState and local government operations