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Introduced
06/03/2019
06/03/2019
In Committee
06/04/2019
06/04/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to provide for immediate eligibility for former foster youth under Medicaid. This bill accelerates the application of certain changes that are scheduled to take effect under the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act relating to the coverage of former foster youth under Medicaid. Under current law, a state Medicaid program must cover former foster youth until the age of 26 if the youth were in the state's foster care system at the age of 18 and were enrolled in the state's Medicaid program while in foster care; a state may choose to also cover former foster youth from other states. The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act altered these provisions to require a state Medicaid program to cover former foster youth from other states until the age of 26; such changes apply to former foster youth who reach the age of 18 on or after January 1, 2023. The bill instead applies these changes to former foster youth who reach the age of 18 on or after the date of enactment of this bill.
AI Summary
This bill, the Immediate Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act, amends the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to provide for immediate Medicaid eligibility for former foster youth. Under current law, states are required to cover former foster youth until age 26 if they were in the state's foster care system at age 18 and enrolled in Medicaid while in foster care. The SUPPORT Act had changed this to require states to cover former foster youth from other states as well, but those changes were not set to take effect until January 1, 2023. This bill instead applies those changes immediately, upon the date of enactment of this new bill, accelerating the provision of Medicaid coverage for former foster youth.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 06/04/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3057/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3057/BILLS-116hr3057ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3057/BILLS-116hr3057ih.pdf.pdf |
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