Health Care Accountability Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (1 Jul 2005): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
What this bill does
H.R. 3042, the Health Care Accountability Act, would require states to annually report data about employers whose employees, or their spouses or dependents, received Medicaid benefits. This reporting would be based on information collected from individuals' applications for medical assistance. The data collected would include the employer's name and address, the number of employees receiving Medicaid, and the cost to the state for providing that assistance.
This bill primarily affects states and employers with 50 or more employees. States would need to gather and report specific information about businesses whose workers rely on Medicaid. The bill aims to provide data on the relationship between employment and Medicaid recipients.
The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives in June 2005. As of the latest action, it has been introduced and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. No further legislative actions have occurred.
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Official summary
Health Care Accountability Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require the state Medicaid plan to provide for the annual reporting by the state, using data only from medical assistance applications by individuals, on each employer in the state with 50 or more employees who received Medicaid at any time during the previous year.
Timeline
1 Jul 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 3042 do?
- H.R. 3042, the Health Care Accountability Act, would require states to annually report data about employers whose employees, or their spouses or dependents, received Medicaid benefits. This reporting would be based on information collected from individuals' applications for medical assistance. The data collected would include the employer's name and address, the number of employees receiving Medicaid, and the cost to the state for providing that assistance. This bill primarily affects states and employers with 50 or more employees. States would need to gather and report specific information about businesses whose workers rely on Medicaid. The bill aims to provide data on the relationship between employment and Medicaid recipients. The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives in June 2005. As of the latest action, it has been introduced and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. No further legislative actions have occurred.
- Has H.R. 3042 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 3042. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 3042?
- H.R. 3042 was sponsored by Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), with 35 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 3042?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (1 Jul 2005).
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