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FMAP Extension Clears House, Signed Into Law by President Last week the House voted to
send
H.R. 1586
to the President. The bill, which the President
signed the same day, provides $16 billion for a six month extension of the
enhanced Federal Medicaid match (FMAP), and $10 billion to local
education agencies to prevent teacher layoffs. The FMAP extension, which
also applies to foster care maintenance payments, will be phased out
from the current increase of 6.2% to 3.2% from January through March
2011 and to 1.2% from April through June.
The FMAP extension until June 2011 will be a significant help to the
Medicaid budget of both the state and counties in
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