To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from treating any Medicaid-related funds recovered as part of State litigation from one or more tobacco companies as an overpayment under the Medicaid Program.

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.