Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents
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This Act may be cited as the . Territories Health Equity Act of 2019 The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—Medicaid Sec. 101. Elimination of general Medicaid funding limitations ( cap ) for territories. Sec. 102. Elimination of specific Federal medical assistance percentage
(FMAP)limitation for territories. Sec. 103. Application of Medicaid waiver authority to all of the territories. Sec. 104. Permitting Medicaid DSH allotments for territories. Title II—Medicare Subtitle A—Part A Sec. 201. Calculation of Medicare DSH payments for IPPS hospitals in Puerto Rico. Sec. 202. Rebasing target amount for hospitals in territories. Sec. 203. Medicare DSH target adjustment for hospitals in territories. Subtitle B—Part B Sec. 211. Application of part B deemed enrollment process to residents of Puerto Rico; special enrollment period and limit on late enrollment penalties. Subtitle C—Medicare Advantage (Part C) Sec. 221. Adjustment in benchmark for low-base payment counties in Puerto Rico. Subtitle D—Part D Sec. 231. Improved use of allocated prescription drug funds by territories. Sec. 232. Report on treatment of territories under Medicare part D. Title III—Miscellaneous Sec. 301. Modified treatment of territories with respect to application of ACA annual health insurance provider fees. Sec. 302. Medicaid and CHIP territory transparency and information. Sec. 303. Report on exclusion of territories from Exchanges. Sec. 304. Access to coverage for individuals in certain areas without any available Exchange plans. Sec. 305. Extension of family-to-family health information centers program to territories.