1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicaid Accountability Act . 2. Application of Medicaid asset test to all applicants for, and recipients of, medical assistance in all States and territories (a) Application to all applicants and recipients Section 1940(b)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396w(b)(1)(A) ) is amended by striking on the basis of being aged, blind, or disabled . (b) Application to the territories Section 1940(a) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396w(a) ) is amended by striking paragraph (4). (c) Effective date The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. (d) Phase-In implementation (1) In general During the 180 day period that begins on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall require States to submit and implement an asset verification program under section 1940 of the Social Security Act (as amended by subsections (a) and (b)) in such manner as is designed to result in the application of such programs, in the aggregate for all States, to enrollment of approximately, but not less than, the following percentage of enrollees, in the aggregate for all States, by the end of the fiscal year involved: (A) 12.5 percent by the end of fiscal year 2020. (B) 25 percent by the end of fiscal year 2021. (C) 50 percent by the end of fiscal year 2022. (D) 75 percent by the end of fiscal year 2023. (E) 100 percent by the end of fiscal year 2024. (2) Consideration In selecting States under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall consult with the States involved and take into account the feasibility of implementing asset verification programs in each such State. (3) Construction Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed as preventing a State from requesting, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services from approving, the implementation of an asset verification program in advance of the deadline otherwise established under such paragraph. 3. Medicaid resources eligibility