S. 2227 · 115th Congress
EMPOWER Care Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Rob Portman
- Introduced
- 2017-12-13
- Latest action
- 2017-12-13 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act or the EMPOWER Care Act
This bill amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to extend funding through FY2022 for the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and to otherwise revise the program. (Under this program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must award grants to state Medicaid programs to assist in rebalancing states' long-term care systems.)