Medicaid, SCHIP, and Health Insurance: FY2008 Budget Issues (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised Jan. 9, 2008 |
| Report Number |
RL33866 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
April Grady, Evelyne P. Baumrucker, Bernadette Fernandez, Jean Hearne, Elicia J. Herz, Bob Lyke, Chris L. Peterson, Julie Stone, and Julie M. Whittaker, Domestic Social Policy Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
To date, a number of Medicaid and SCHIP issues have seen legislative actionin the 110th Congress. A war supplemental appropriations bill enacted on May 25(H.R. 2206, P.L. 110-28) contains SCHIP funding, delays implementation of certainMedicaid administrative proposals, requires the use of tamper-resistant pads forMedicaid prescriptions, and provides a Medicaid Pharmacy Plus waiver extension.Legislation was also enacted to temporarily extend Medicaid transitional medicalassistance (TMA) through September 30, 2007 (S. 1701, P.L. 110-48). Another billto extend TMA and the QI-1 program through December 31, 2007, apply an assetverification pilot to Medicaid for five years, and delay implementation of the newMedicaid tamper-resistant prescription pad requirement for six months (H.R. 3668,P.L. 110-90) was enacted at the end of September.On the issue of SCHIP reauthorization, numerous bills have been introduced,including the Senate-passed S. 1893/H.R. 976 and the House-passed H.R. 3162. Abicameral agreement on SCHIP reauthorization was passed as an amendment to H.R.976 and then vetoed by President Bush on October 3. A modified version of theagreement was passed as H.R. 3963 and then vetoed on December 12. In lieu ofSCHIP reauthorization, continuing resolutions (P.L. 110-92, P.L. 110-116, P.L. 110-137) contain temporary FY2008 appropriations for SCHIP allotments throughDecember 21.
