Extend Medicaid eligibility to young adults transitioning from foster careBaker, Robin
The Medicaid program provides financial assistance with health costs for low-income people, including pregnant women, children, disabled people, and older adults. Medicaid eligibility is limited to United States citizens and lawfully present residents who meet federal and state income and re...
According to estimates of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), over 90 million people were enrolled in Medicaid in 2022. The distribution of Medicaid enrollees by eligibility group shows that 36.9 percent are children. Other groups include adults and newly eligible adults (under ...
To be eligible for Medicaid, there would be new community engagement requirements of at least 80 hours a week of work, education or service for able-bodied adults without dependents. People would also have to verify their eligibility to be in the program twice a year, rather than just once....
The first national survey of adults whose Medicaid eligibility was reviewed duringthe unwindingfound nearly half of people who lost their government coverage signed back up weeks or months later — suggesting they should never have been dropped in the first place. ...
The bill would also require states with expanded Medicaid populations to perform eligibility checks every six months to ensure the system is not being abused.Guthrie told House Republicans on a Sunday night call that the legislation was "ending" the former Biden administrations EV mandate. He said...
States are legally required to cover certain groups of people, including low-income families, qualified pregnant women and children, adult children with disabilities, older adults and people getting Supplemental Security Income, or SSI. (See the full list of g...
The bill would also require states with expanded Medicaid populations to perform eligibility checks every six months to ensure the system is not being abused.The Energy & Commerce Committee, which has broad jurisdiction, including over federal health programs, telecommunications and energy, was tasked ...
However, in states that have not expanded Medicaid, eligibility for adults remains limited, with median eligibility level for parents just 44% of poverty and adults without dependent children ineligible in most cases. Over 3 million poor uninsured adults are in the “coverage gap” because they ea...
states canexpandtheir Medicaid programs to include childless or non-disabled adults who are under 65 and earn up 138 percent of the federal poverty level. Many states have implemented this expansion, but it is not mandatory. Ifyour state expanded its program, eligibility depends only on your inc...