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Treating Territories as States for Medicaid Calculations

This bill aims to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to treat each territory as one of the 50 States for purposes of calculating the Federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) under the Medicaid program. The legislation addresses the removal of a statutory FMAP limitation for territories.
Key points
Amends the Social Security Act to treat territories equally to states for FMAP calculations.
Modifies how the federal share of Medicaid costs is calculated for territories.
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Additional Information
Print number: 117_HR_2217
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Process start date: 2021-03-26