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S 958 111th Congress Senate

MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2009

Official title: A bill to amend the Social Security Act to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children born after 2009.

Introduced: May 1, 2009 See on congress.gov
Health Child healthGovernment trust fundsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and access
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Health programs administration and fundingIncome tax creditsIncome tax ratesMedicaidPrescription drugs
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This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 1, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5023-5027)
May 1, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5022-5023)
May 1, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 1, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5023-5027)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2009 - Amends the Social Security Act to add a new title XXII (Medikids Program), which creates a program to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage, including prescription drugs for all children meeting specified age requirements.

Creates the MediKids Trust Fund.

Expands the duties of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC).

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a MediKids premium for the taxable year, with an exemption for very low-income taxpayers; and (2) create a refundable tax credit providing a catastrophic limit on MediKids cost-sharing expenses.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to propose a gradual schedule of progressive tax changes to fund the Medikids program, as the number of enrollees grows in the out-years.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 194 Related bill MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 1, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 958: MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-958/
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"S. 958: MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-958/.
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S. 958, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-958/.
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