Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2014. Congressman Jim Moran, Northern Virginia Democrat, with Congresswoman Renee Ellmers (R-NC) today re-introduced legislation, H.R. 4605 (also referred to as the “Mattie and Melinda Bill,” in honor of Mattie J.T. Stepanek and Melinda Lawrence), to improve health care for seriously ill children, by allowing states to bypass the years-long waiver process of including the Children’s Program of All-inclusive, Coordinated Care (ChiPACC) as a state option under Medicaid.
