EMPOWER Care Act
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Just introduced
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 15, 2018)
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 happenedSep 13, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 15, 2018
- Sep 13, 2018Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Sep 13, 2018Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Sep 7, 2018Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Health Subcommittee - Sep 7, 2018Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Health Subcommittee - Mar 16, 2018Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Mar 15, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Mar 15, 2018IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 15, 2018IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House