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H.R. 4583 117th Congress House

Supporting Positive Outcomes After Release Act

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand the requirement for States to suspend, rather than terminate, an individual's eligibility for medical a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand the requirement for States to suspend, rather than terminate, an individual's eligibility for medical assistance under the State Medicaid plan while the individual is an inmate of a public institution, to apply to inmates of any age.

Introduced: July 20, 2021 Introduced by: Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 20, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 20, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action July 21, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supporting Positive Outcomes After Release Act

This bill expands certain requirements relating to the eligibility of inmates of public institutions for Medicaid.

Currently, state Medicaid programs (1) may suspend, but not terminate, a juvenile's Medicaid eligibility while the juvenile is an inmate; and (2) must restore coverage or determine a juvenile's eligibility, as applicable, upon the juvenile's release. The bill extends these provisions to all inmates of public institutions, regardless of age.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3953 Reintroduction of Supporting Positive Outcomes After Release Act
  • S 2413 Supporting Positive Outcomes After Release Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4583: Supporting Positive Outcomes After Release Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4583/
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"H.R. 4583: Supporting Positive Outcomes After Release Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4583/.
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H.R. 4583, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4583/.
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