,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aaea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #af1         
#bjag,mr4 ,hudson introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d  
title ,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act  
to enc\rage ! prioritization ( ! mo/    
vuln]able individuals "u ! ,m$icaid     
program4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,enc\rag+ ! ,prioritization 
( ! ,mo/ ,vuln]able ,act4  #b4 ,enc\rag+
 ,m$icaid demon/ration projects to      
,focus on ! mo/ vuln]able pati5ts  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,section #aaae ( ! ,social     
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acae7 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subsection3  7g7 ,9 mak+ a det]m9ation  
us+ ! au?ority "u p>agraph 7#b77;,a7 (  
subsection 7a7 7relat+ to treat+ co/s t 
w\ld n o!rwise be includ$ z exp5ditures 
"u section #aijc & :i* are n includ$ z  
"p ( ! co/s ( projects "u section #aaaj 
z exp5ditures "u ! ,/ate plan or plans  
approv$ "u title ,,xix7 to approve an   

application or r5ewal ( any exp]im5tal1 
pilot1 or demon/ration project und]tak5 
"u su* subsection to promote !          
objectives ( title ,,xix 7ref]r$ to 9   
?is subsection z a ,m$icaid demon/ration
 project71 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 po/  
on ! website ( ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e       
,m$icaid ,s]vices in=mation reg>d+ h[   
any su* approval prioritizes projects or
 programs h prov5 to be effective 9     
improv+ ! c>e or heal? outcomes (       
individuals :o are un9sur$1 individuals 
eligible to receive m$ical assi/ance "u 
a ,/ate plan "u title ,,xix1 or         
individuals ^: h\sehold income does n   
exce$ #aej p]c5t ( ! pov]ty l9e 7z def9$
 9 section #baaj7;c77#e77 applicable to 
a family ( ! size involv$2  7#b7 collect
 f ! ,/ate submitt+ su* application or  
r5ewal1 to ! ext5t practicable1         
available data reg>d+ ! quality ( c>e or
 heal? outcomes = ! individuals s]v$ by 
su* ,m$icaid demon/ration project2  7#c7
 po/ on ! website ( ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  
,m$icaid ,s]vices in=mation reg>d+ h[   

su* ,m$icaid demon/ration project does n
 duplicate o!r ,f$]al programs or ,f$]al
 fund+ opportunities2 &  7#d7 collect f 
! ,/ate submitt+ su* application or     
r5ewal1 to ! ext5t practicable1 an      
analysis ( ! degree to :i* su* ,m$icaid 
demon/ration project1 if at all1        
displaces ef=ts und]tak5 by private     
sector & *>itable sector entities 9 su* 
,/ate to improve c>e & heal? outcomes = 
! individuals describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74 
4  7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5t made  
by subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect  
to applications or r5ewals submitt$ on  
or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjba4