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A bill to establish a State public option through Medicaid to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan.

USA115th CongressS-2001| Senate 
| Updated: 10/24/2017
Brian Schatz

Brian Schatz

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (20)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Al Franken (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
State Public Option Act This bill allows residents not already eligible for Medicaid who are not concurrently enrolled in other health insurance coverage to buy into a state Medicaid plan beginning January 1, 2018. The bill makes such buy-in coverage eligible for premium subsidies and reduced cost sharing under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shall develop standardized, state-level metrics of access to, and satisfaction with, providers for individuals enrolled in state Medicaid plans. Primary care services furnished under Medicaid by certain providers must be paid at a rate that is not less than the rate under Medicare part B. Beginning in FY2019, the Department of Health and Human Services may award grants to states for the purpose of improving access to services for individuals enrolled in state Medicaid plans. The bill provides the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage to every state that expands Medicaid coverage for individuals who are newly eligible under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, regardless of when such expansion takes place.
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Timeline
Oct 24, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Oct 24, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 27, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-4129
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • October 24, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 24, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • October 27, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-4129
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4129: To establish a State public option through Medicaid to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan.
AppropriationsChild healthDepartment of Health and Human ServicesExecutive agency funding and structureHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingIncome tax creditsMedicaidMedicarePerformance measurementState and local financeWomen's health

A bill to establish a State public option through Medicaid to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan.

USA115th CongressS-2001| Senate 
| Updated: 10/24/2017
State Public Option Act This bill allows residents not already eligible for Medicaid who are not concurrently enrolled in other health insurance coverage to buy into a state Medicaid plan beginning January 1, 2018. The bill makes such buy-in coverage eligible for premium subsidies and reduced cost sharing under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shall develop standardized, state-level metrics of access to, and satisfaction with, providers for individuals enrolled in state Medicaid plans. Primary care services furnished under Medicaid by certain providers must be paid at a rate that is not less than the rate under Medicare part B. Beginning in FY2019, the Department of Health and Human Services may award grants to states for the purpose of improving access to services for individuals enrolled in state Medicaid plans. The bill provides the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage to every state that expands Medicaid coverage for individuals who are newly eligible under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, regardless of when such expansion takes place.
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Timeline
Oct 24, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Oct 24, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 27, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-4129
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • October 24, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 24, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • October 27, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-4129
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Brian Schatz

Brian Schatz

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (20)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Al Franken (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4129: To establish a State public option through Medicaid to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AppropriationsChild healthDepartment of Health and Human ServicesExecutive agency funding and structureHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingIncome tax creditsMedicaidMedicarePerformance measurementState and local financeWomen's health