S 214
111th Congress
Senate
Health
Child health
Health care costs and insurance
Medicaid
Poverty and welfare assistance
Children's Health Equity Technical Amendments Act of 2009
Introduced: January 12, 2009
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Became law
Jan 12, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S315)
Jan 12, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Jan 12, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S315)
Plain-English summary
Children's Health Equity Technical Amendments Act of 2009 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, to permit qualifying states to use their SCHIP allotments without fiscal year or percentage limitations 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 S315)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1