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S 3179 107th Congress Senate Health Access to health care Caregivers Disabled Families Health insurance Long-term care Medicaid Social Welfare

Caregivers Access to Health Insurance Act

Introduced: November 19, 2002 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Nov 19, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 19, 2002
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Caregivers Access to Health Insurance Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to add a new title, Health Care Coverage for Caregivers, the purpose of which shall be to provide funds to States to enable them to: (1) expand the availability of health insurance coverage to those individuals involved in providing care for children, the disabled, and the elderly; and (2) provide incentives to attract and retain quality caregivers. Makes a State ineligible for Federal payments under this Act unless it has submitted to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary has approved a plan setting forth how the State will use the assistance to provide health insurance or health care assistance to eligible caregivers consistent with the provisions of this Act.
What's happening now November 19, 2002

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3179: Caregivers Access to Health Insurance Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-3179/
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"S. 3179: Caregivers Access to Health Insurance Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-3179/.
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S. 3179, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-3179/.
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