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S 1797 115th Congress Senate

Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure health insurance coverage continuity for former foster youth.

Introduced: September 12, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health Adoption and foster careHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessMedicaidState and local government operations
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 12, 2017
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 Latest action September 12, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act

This bill requires state Medicaid programs to expand coverage for former foster care youth. Specifically, state Medicaid programs must cover individuals who were in foster care at 14 years of age but who subsequently left foster care due to a kinship guardianship. In addition, states must provide such coverage regardless of whether individuals were enrolled in Medicaid while in foster care.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4998 Identical bill Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 12, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1797: Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1797/
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"S. 1797: Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1797/.
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S. 1797, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1797/.
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