HR 669
112th Congress
House
Health
Child health
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid
Ensuring Continuous Medicaid Coverage for Children Act of 2011
Introduced: February 11, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 11, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 11, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Ensuring Continuous Medicaid Coverage for Children Act of 2011 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to change from discretionary to mandatory the authority of state Medicaid plans to provide for 12-month continuous coverage of children.
Specifies situations wherein a state Medicaid plan's failure to meet this requirement shall not be regarded as a failure to comply with Medicaid requirements generally.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1