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
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 19, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 19, 2002
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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