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HR 3480 106th Congress House Health Aid to dependent children Cash welfare block grants Child support enforcement Child welfare Day care Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Elementary schools Families Federal aid to child health services Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Health insurance Housing and Community Development Housing subsidies Indian education Intergovernmental fiscal relations Medicaid

Medicaid and SCHIP Presumptive Eligibility Expansion Act of 1999

Introduced: November 18, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Dec 3, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Nov 18, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Nov 18, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicaid and SCHIP Presumptive Eligibility Expansion Act of 1999 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for additional entities qualified to determine Medicaid presumptive eligibility for low-income children.

Amends SSA title XIX (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) to allow a State to elect to apply under CHIP the Medicaid requirements for entities qualified to determine presumptive eligibility.

Waives the State matching requirement for outreach services if the State elects to use presumptive eligibility for both Medicaid and CHIP. Provides for the treatment of enrollment incentives.

What's happening now December 3, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 18, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3480: Medicaid and SCHIP Presumptive Eligibility Expansion Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3480/
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