HR 3040
109th Congress
House
Health
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid to child health services
Government Operations and Politics
Health insurance
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Medicaid
Medically uninsured
Poor children
Social Welfare
Territories (U.S.)
Youth
Health Care for Young Adults Act of 2005
Introduced: June 22, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 1, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 22, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 22, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Health Care for Young Adults Act of 2005 - Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) to permit states to provide Medicaid and SCHIP coverage of low-income youth up to age 23.
Provides for additional SCHIP allotments for the provision of coverage to optional young adults.
Amends SSA title XI to modify Medicaid caps for territories.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for grants to states in order to enable them to implement expansions of eligibility for children and young adults in their state Medicaid and state SCHIP plans.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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