Number: RL30718
Title: MEDICAID, SCHIP, AND OTHER HEALTH PROVISIONS IN H.R. 5661: MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND SCHIP BENEFITS IMPROVEMENT AND PROTECTION ACT OF 2000
Authors: Jean Hearne, Elicia Herz, and Evelyne Baumrucker, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: While largely comprised of Medicare provisions, the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, a compromise agreement between House and Senate committees and the leadership, includes a number of important changes to Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). It also includes major provisions amending other programs. The bill was passed by the House and Senate on December 15, 2000 and signed into law on December 21 (P.L. 106- 554).
Pages: 24
Date: Updated January 4, 2001