Senate
Jun 3, 2020

CHIPPER Act

Summary

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Children's Health Insurance Program Pandemic Enhancement and Relief Act or the CHIPPER Act This bill extends the 11.5% increase to the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) that is otherwise applicable under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through FY2021, in accordance with specified conditions. For example, in order to receive the increased FMAP in FY2021, a state must cover, without cost-sharing, testing and treatment for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), including vaccines, specialized equipment, and therapies.

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Bill Progress

Bill has been introduced and assigned a number

Introduced(6/3/20)
Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
President
Law

Sponsor

BC

Mr. Casey

(D) PA

Cosponsors (2)

Topics

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Jun 3, 2020