Care for Military Kids Act
Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish State plan requirements for determining residency and coverage for military families, and for other purposes.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Care for Military Kids Act
This bill requires a state Medicaid program to consider active-duty members of the Armed Forces and their dependents who are receiving home- and community-based services to be residents of that state even if they are relocated to another state because of their military service, unless the member chooses not to be considered as such. The requirement applies beginning in 2028.
The bill provides funds through FY2030 for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to implement the bill.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1855: Care for Military Kids Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1855/
"S. 1855: Care for Military Kids Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1855/.
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