Medicaid Child Eligibility Improvement Act of 1999

HHS in regard to ARKids1st, Director HCFA HR 302 Towns 1/6/99 Medicaid Women’s Basic Health Coverage Act. Requires states to provide Medicaid coverage of screening mammography and screening pap smears HR 351 Visclosky 1/19/99 Prohibits HHS from seeking a portion of any Medicaid funds recovered by states as a result of 1998 tobacco settlement. HR 458 Dunn 2/2/99 Children’s Health Equity Act. Allows states to use CHIP funds for an enhanced matching rate to cover more children under Medicaid. S. 365 is companion bill. HR 610 Weygand 2/4/99 Permits HHS Secretary to waive federal recoupment of tobacco settlement Medicaid related funds if states use funds for anti-smoking and public health purposes. Similar to S.346. HR 797 Lucas 2/23/99 Exempts disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity under Medicaid. HR 821 Andrews 2/24/99 Requires Medicaid coverage of disabled children, and individuals who become disabled as children, without regard to income or assets. HR 1298 Bentsen 3/25/99 Medicaid Child Eligibility Improvement Act. Permits public schools and certain other entities to determine presumptive eligibility for children under Medicaid. HR 3146 Bliley; 14 co-sponsors 10/26/99 Commerce Committee version of Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP "givebacks" bill, modifying BBA changes HR 3426 Thomas 11/17/99 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act. Medicare "Givebacks" Bill. Folded into Omnibus Appropriations Bill (H.R. 3194). S 1445 Kohl; 2 co-sponsors 7/27/99 Patient Abuse Prevention Act. Prevents abuse of patients receiving long-term care services under Medicare and Medicaid S 1788 Roth 10/26/99 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Adjustment Act. Medicare "Givebaacks" bill reported by Finance Committee S 1834 Daschle 10/29/99 Medicaid Eligibility Restoration Act. Allows Medicaid coverage during first month of a disability for SSI beneficiaries.