Democratic $1.9 trillion spending bill pressures states to expand Medicaid David Hogberg © Provided by Washington Examiner
For states that have not yet expanded Medicaid, the Democratic $1.9 trillion spending bill set for House passage Wednesday contains a sweetener. It will boost the amount the federal government supplies to state Medicaid programs by 5 percentage points for two years.
Under Medicaid, the government healthcare program for the poor, costs are shared by federal and state governments. The amount that the federal government pays is called the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage. FMAP is determined by a state’s per capita income. Thus, poorer states tend to receive large FMAPs. For example, Mississippi, the poorest state in the country., receives an FMAP of 84%. Wealthier Connecticut has one of about 56%.
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Sunday, January 31, 2021
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Congress continued negotiations on another coronavirus (COVID-19) relief bill, and President Biden took a series of executive actions on equity and healthcare.
Congress
Lawmakers Continued Negotiations on Additional COVID-19 Relief. President Biden has proposed a $1.9 trillion package that many congressional Democrats support. Though there is bipartisan support for many aspects of the plan, including additional resources for vaccination and testing, many Republicans oppose the overall spending levels and some features of the President’s proposal, including most notably additional stimulus spending and aid for state and local governments. Without Republican support, Biden’s proposal will be unable to meet the 60-vote threshold needed to overcome a filibuster and advance in the Senate (barring action to end the filibuster, which seems unlikely at this time). Democrats can either narrow the proposal to try to secure biparti