H.R. 1598 119th Congress House

Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs Act

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove certain age restrictions on Medicaid eligibility for working adults with disabilities.

Introduced: February 26, 2025 Introduced by: Juan Ciscomani Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov

Health Disability and paralysisMedicaid

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Feb 26, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs Act

This bill removes certain age limitations for the Medicaid buy-in program for disabled, working individuals.

Current law allows disabled, working individuals ages 16 to 64 whose income exceeds applicable income limits to buy into Medicaid at the option of the state. The bill allows those age 65 or over to also buy into Medicaid.

Related & companion bills 2

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 16

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
for AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
for NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
for AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
for NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
for AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
for NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · Virginia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
16 filings
SENATE
16 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
14 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
14 filings
White House Office
14 filings
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
9 filings
Bureau of Justice Assistance
7 filings
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
7 filings

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Cosponsors 1

Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp

Washington · Feb 26, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1598: Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1598/

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"H.R. 1598: Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1598/.

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H.R. 1598, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1598/.

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