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HR 8118 116th Congress House

Foster Youth Dental Act of 2020

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to strengthen coverage under the Medicaid program for certain foster youth individuals.

Introduced: August 28, 2020 See on congress.gov
Health Adoption and foster careChild healthDental careHealth care costs and insurance
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Aug 28, 2020
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 Latest action August 28, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Foster Youth Dental Act of 2020

This bill expands Medicaid coverage of current and former foster youth, particularly with respect to dental services.

Specifically, the bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services, including dental services, for current and former foster youth under the age of 26. States must set a special payment rate, based on rates in the private sector, for dental services provided to such individuals; the bill provides an enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for excess expenses that result from such payments. The bill's requirements take effect 80 days after the date of enactment of the bill.

The bill also accelerates the application of certain provisions that require a state Medicaid program to cover former foster youth from other states until the age of 26; such provisions currently apply to former foster youth who reach the age of 18 on or after January 1, 2023. The bill instead applies these provisions to former foster youth who reach the age of 18 on or after the date of enactment of the bill.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 8 Republican 2
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Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Oct 9, 2020
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Aug 28, 2020
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Aug 28, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Aug 28, 2020
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Aug 28, 2020
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Aug 28, 2020
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Aug 28, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Aug 28, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Aug 28, 2020
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Aug 28, 2020
Lawrence, Brenda
· Aug 28, 2020
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Aug 28, 2020
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Aug 28, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Aug 28, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8118: Foster Youth Dental Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8118/
MLA
"H.R. 8118: Foster Youth Dental Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8118/.
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H.R. 8118, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8118/.
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[H.R. 8118: Foster Youth Dental Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8118/)
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