S 2099
104th Congress
Senate
Health
Armed Forces and National Security
Community health services
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Home care services
Income
Labor and Employment
Medicaid
Public assistance programs
Social security eligibility
State laws
Veterans' disability compensation
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide post-eligibility treatment of certain payments received under a Department of Veterans Affairs pension or compensation program, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 20, 1996
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 20, 1996
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to revise the post-eligibility treatment of the income of certain individuals (veterans and related persons) who are institutionalized or receiving home or community-based services under a certain waiver. Requires that any and all payments received under a Department of Veterans Affairs pension or compensation program be taken into account as income, including payments attributable to the recipient's medical expenses or to the recipient's need for aid and attendance, but excluding that part of any augmented benefit attributable to a dependent.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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