Medicaid Bump Act: Understanding the Proposed Legislation

Main Subject: Health

Medicaid Bump Act

This bill increases the Medicaid federal matching rate, also known as the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), for behavioral health expenses that exceed prior levels (i.e., as of March 31, 2019). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must specify which services are eligible for the increased FMAP. States must use funds to supplement state funding for programs in effect as of April 1, 2021, and to increase the capacity, efficiency, and quality of services.

Senate Actions

IntroReferral
Mar. 12 2024	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Library of Congress Actions

IntroReferral
Mar. 12 2024	Introduced in Senate

Senate bill S3921-118

Medicaid Bump Act

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