HR 2789
107th Congress
House
Health
American Samoa
Government Operations and Politics
Guam
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Medicaid
Medically uninsured
Northern Mariana Islands
Poor
Puerto Rico
Social Welfare
Supplemental security income program
Virgin Islands
Welfare eligibility
Keep America Healthy Act of 2001
Introduced: August 2, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 2, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Aug 2, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1