S. 151

Referred to Committee

COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2021

Introduced 2/2/2021•117th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2/2/2021 • Senate

Summary

COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2021

This bill temporarily increases the applicable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) under Medicaid for certain approved home- and community-based services that are provided between October 1, 2020, and September 30, 2022.

As a condition for receiving the increased rate, a state must agree to undertake activities to improve the delivery of such services during and after the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), such as by providing additional benefits to home health workers and by helping individuals who were relocated to nursing facilities during the emergency move back to their homes.

Introduced in Senate • 2/2/2021

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Policy Area: Health

Allied health servicesCardiovascular and respiratory healthCommunity life and organizationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee hiringEmployee leaveForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment studies and investigationsHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesHome and outpatient careInfectious and parasitic diseasesLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMental healthNursingState and local government operations