S.Amdt. 3231

SA 3231. Mr. CRAPO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2786 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr.
Dodd, and Mr. Harkin) to the bill H.R. 3590, to amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the
case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal
employees, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

On page 828, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:

SEC. 3130. ENHANCED FMAP TO PROVIDE INCREASED PAYMENTS FOR
PHYSICIANS' SERVICES AND INPATIENT HOSPITAL
SERVICES FURNISHED IN RURAL AREAS.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if at any time
after January 1, 2014, a State increases, by not less than
the rate applicable under the Medicare program, the payment
rates under its State Medicaid program for medical assistance
consisting of physician services or inpatient hospital
services that are furnished in rural areas (as defined in
section 1886(d)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395ww(d)(2)(D))) of the State, the Federal medical
assistance percentage otherwise applicable to such
expenditures shall be increased by an amount equal to 100
percent of the increase in such rates from the rates
applicable under the State Medicaid program for fiscal year
2009.
______