Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Medicaid Equality Act of 2019”.
Medicaid Equality Act of 2019
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to equalize the Federal medical assistance percentage applicable to certain individuals in the expansion population of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Sec. 2 Equalizing the Federal medical assistance percentage for certain individuals in the expansion population of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended—
in subsection (y)(1)—
in subparagraph (C), by adding “and” at the end;
in subparagraph (D), by striking “; and” and inserting a period; and
by striking subparagraph (E); and
in subsection (z)(2)—
in subparagraph (A), by inserting “(through 2019)” after “thereafter”; and
in subparagraph (B)(ii)(VI), by striking “and each subsequent year”.