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HR 6549 115th Congress House

Medicaid Estate Recovery Fairness Act of 2018

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to limit estate recovery under Medicaid with respect to newly eligible individuals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 26, 2018 See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaid
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Jul 27, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 26, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 26, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 27, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicaid Estate Recovery Fairness Act of 2018

This bill limits the scope of estate recovery under Medicaid with respect to the Medicaid expansion population.

 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6549: Medicaid Estate Recovery Fairness Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6549/
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"H.R. 6549: Medicaid Estate Recovery Fairness Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6549/.
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H.R. 6549, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6549/.
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[H.R. 6549: Medicaid Estate Recovery Fairness Act of 2018](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6549/)
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