H.R. 1342 · 116th Congress
EMPOWER Care Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Debbie Dingell
- Introduced
- 2019-02-25
- Latest action
- 2019-02-26 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act or the EMPOWER Care Act
This bill extends funding through FY2023 for the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and otherwise revises the program. (Under this program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may award grants to state Medicaid programs to assist states in increasing the use of home and community care for long-term care and decreasing the use of institutional care.)