A bill to provide for certain extensions with respect to the Medicare and Medicaid programs under titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · December 9, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Permanent Relief for Seniors and Medicare, Medicaid, Human Services Extension Act of 2019
This bill modifies several health care taxes (e.g., repeals the medical device excise tax) and temporarily extends several Medicare, Medicaid, and public health programs (e.g., outreach and enrollment programs). The bill also renames the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program as the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services program, reauthorizes the program through FY2024, and makes changes relating to work requirements for beneficiaries.
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