HR 4745 · in committee · major
Medicaid Bump Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- The bill increases federal funding for Medicaid behavioral health services that exceed spending levels from March 2019.
- States receive higher federal matching rates to expand mental health and substance abuse treatment programs.
- States must use new funds to supplement existing programs and improve service capacity without replacing current state funding.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would states determine which behavioral health services qualify as expansions beyond March 2019 spending levels, and who verifies compliance?
- 02
What happens to states that cannot or choose not to increase their own Medicaid funding to match the higher federal matching rates?
- 03
Which populations or geographic areas would most benefit from increased mental health and substance abuse treatment capacity under this funding structure?
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Sponsor · D-NY-20
Paul Tonko
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2/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-07-23
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Legislative timeline
2025-07-23 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-07-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-07-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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