HR 5626
114th Congress
House
Health
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate the requirement for 3 months of retroactive coverage under the Medicaid program.
Introduced: July 5, 2016
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Jul 5, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 5, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the requirement for up to three months of retroactive coverage under Medicaid.
Under current law, a state Medicaid program must provide coverage for up to three months prior to an individual's application for benefits if the individual would have been eligible for benefits during that period. The bill eliminates this requirement and instead specifies that coverage begins in the month during which the individual applies for benefits.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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