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HR 1771 114th Congress House Health Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicaid

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to count portions of income from annuities of a community spouse as income available to institutionalized spouses for purposes of eligibility for medical…

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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to count portions of income from annuities of a community spouse as income available to institutionalized spouses for purposes of eligibility for medical assistance, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 14, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Apr 17, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 14, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 14, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act with respect to the payment of income from a qualifying annuity in determining the Medicaid eligibility of an institutionalized spouse.

One-half of the income from such an annuity made either solely or partly in the name of the community spouse. shall be considered available to the institutionalized spouse.

If payment of income is made in the names of the community spouse and another person or persons, one-half of the proportion of the community spouses's interest in that income shall also be considered available to the institutionalized spouse.

What's happening now April 17, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jun 13, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1771: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to count portions of income from annuities of a community spouse as income available to institutionalized spouses for purposes of eligibility for medical assistance, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1771/
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"H.R. 1771: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to count portions of income from annuities of a community spouse as income available to institutionalized spouses for purposes of eligibility for medical assistance, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1771/.
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H.R. 1771, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1771/.
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[H.R. 1771: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to count portions of income from annuities of a community spouse as income available to institutionalized spouses for purposes of eligibility for medical assistance, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1771/)
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