S 434
110th Congress
Senate
Health
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid to child health services
Health insurance
Medicaid
Medically uninsured
Poor children
Social Welfare
Children's Health Equity Technical Amendments Act of 2007
Introduced: January 30, 2007
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Became law
Jan 30, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1344-1345)
Jan 30, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1344)
Jan 30, 2007
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Children's Health Equity Technical Amendments Act of 2007 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to permit qualifying states to use up to 20% of their SCHIP allotment for any fiscal year (currently, only for FY1998-FY2007) for certain Medicaid expenditures for individuals under age 19 whose family income exceeds 150% of the poverty line.
Revises the eligibility requirements for such allowable expenditures to reduce the family income threshold from a minimum of 150% of the poverty line to a minimum of 125% of the poverty line.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1344-1345)
Committees of jurisdiction
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