Scott Amendment Would Dramatically Limit Medicaid Expansion
“Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R) and several Republican allies have unveiled an amendment to President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” that would reduce Medicaid spending by another $313 billion by limiting the expansion of Medicaid under the 2010 Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare.
The amendment would prevent new enrollees in Medicaid expansion states from receiving the 9-to-1 enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) if they are able-bodied and don’t have dependent children.
The existing population of Medicaid enrollees in expansion states would keep their 9-to-1 FMAP share, even if they temporarily left the program to join the workforce and then returned.
The reduced FMAP for new enrollees would go into effect in 2031.
A preliminary analysis by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected the Senate bill would reduce Medicaid spending by $930 billion, even without Scott’s amendment to stop the future expansion of the 9-to-1 federal match share in Medicaid expansion states. If it is adopted, it could reduce future Medicaid spending by $1.24 trillion.”
Read more at The Hill.