EMPOWER Care Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Feb 25, 2019)
Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act or the EMPOWER Care Act
This bill extends funding through FY2023 for the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and otherwise revises the program. (Under this program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may award grants to state Medicaid programs to assist states in increasing the use of home and community care for long-term care and decreasing the use of institutional care.)
What just happenedFeb 25, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateFeb 25, 2019
- Feb 25, 2019IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Feb 25, 2019IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate