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HR 2789 107th Congress House

Keep America Healthy Act of 2001

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States to expand Medicaid eligibility to uninsured, poor adults.

Introduced: June 26, 2002 See on congress.gov
Health American SamoaGovernment Operations and PoliticsGuamIntergovernmental fiscal relations
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MedicaidMedically uninsuredNorthern Mariana IslandsPoorPuerto RicoSocial WelfareSupplemental security income programVirgin IslandsWelfare eligibility
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Aug 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 2, 2001
Introduced in House
Aug 2, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action August 16, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Keep America Healthy Act of 2001 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to make a new optional Medicaid eligibility group for individuals between ages 21 and 65 whose family income does not exceed a State-specified percentage up to 200 percent of the applicable poverty line. Authorizes the State also to require the individual's resources not to exceed whatever level the State may establish, so long as it is not more restrictive than the requirements of the Supplemental Security Income program under SSA title XVI (Supplemental Security Income). Provides for the application to such new group of the enhanced Federal medical assistance percentage described under SSA title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program).

Amends SSA title XI to provide for an increase in the Medicaid payment limit for territories to accommodate expanded coverage for residents of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 26, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2789: Keep America Healthy Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2789/
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