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S 2863 114th Congress Senate

Equity in Pretrial Medicaid Coverage Act of 2016

Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove limitations on Medicaid benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges.

Introduced: April 27, 2016 See on congress.gov
Health Correctional facilities and imprisonmentMedicaid
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Apr 27, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 Latest action April 27, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equity in Pretrial Medicaid Coverage Act of 2016

This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow an otherwise eligible individual who is in custody pending charges to receive Medicaid benefits.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4201 Related bill Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 27, 2016
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 27, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2863: Equity in Pretrial Medicaid Coverage Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2863/
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"S. 2863: Equity in Pretrial Medicaid Coverage Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2863/.
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S. 2863, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2863/.
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