H.R. 4595: Medicaid Saves Lives Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-21 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-07-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Medicaid Saves Lives Act

Plain summary

Medicaid Saves Lives Act This bill requires and provides funds for the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a program that provides health benefits to the Medicaid expansion population in states that have not expanded Medicaid. Specifically, the program must provide coverage for individuals who are newly eligible for Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (i.e., the Medicaid expansion population) without premiums and in accordance with Medicaid cost-sharing and other requirements. The bill also extends and increases the temporarily enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for states that elect to participate in Medicaid expansion if they have not already done so.

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Official text

Medicaid Saves Lives Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7] · 36 cosponsors

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Kathy Castor (D-FL), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Gwen Moore (D-WI), André Carson (D-IN), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Darren Soto (D-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Al Green (D-TX), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Sharice Davids (D-KS)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr4595.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4595 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117