Bill115th CongressFiled Dec 13, 2017Health
S. 2227
EMPOWER Care Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Dec 13, 2017)
Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act or the EMPOWER Care Act
This bill amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to extend funding through FY2022 for the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and to otherwise revise the program. (Under this program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must award grants to state Medicaid programs to assist in rebalancing states' long-term care systems.)
What just happenedDec 13, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH](R-OH)Sponsor
26 cosponsors22 D2 R2 I
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- Introduced in SenateDec 13, 2017
- Dec 13, 2017IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Dec 13, 2017IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate