S 2863
114th Congress
Senate
Health
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Medicaid
Equity in Pretrial Medicaid Coverage Act of 2016
Introduced: April 27, 2016
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 27, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Apr 27, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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