S 2076 · in committee · significant
HCBS Relief Act of 2025
- healthcare
What this bill does
- The bill increases federal matching funds for Medicaid home and community-based services in 2026–2027.
- States receiving the increased funding must improve service delivery and help nursing facility residents return home.
- The temporary funding increase applies only during fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would states use the temporary two-year funding increase to sustainably transition nursing home residents into home and community-based care?
- 02
What metrics or accountability measures would determine whether states have successfully improved service delivery under this bill?
- 03
How might states handle the end of enhanced federal matching funds after 2027 without reducing HCBS access or quality?
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Sponsor · D-NM
Ben Ray Luján
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
17/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-06-12
Joining the bill
Elizabeth Warren
D-MA · original
Richard Blumenthal
D-CT · original
Cory A. Booker
D-NJ · original
Tammy Duckworth
D-IL · original
John Fetterman
D-PA · original
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
D-NY · original
Martin Heinrich
D-NM · original
Amy Klobuchar
D-MN · original
Tim Kaine
D-VA · original
Jeff Merkley
D-OR · original
Jack Reed
D-RI · original
Tina Smith
D-MN · original
+ 5 more
Legislative timeline
2025-06-12 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-06-12 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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