US SB873 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on March 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and state Medicaid programs to provide 12-month continuous enrollment for eligible individuals. The bill also establishes bonus payments for states that implement certain Medicaid enrollment and retention policies for specified categories of individuals (e.g., children), such as aligning income eligibility standards with those of other insurance affordability programs.
Title
Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-26 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1879 (Related) 2019-03-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Child health
Government information and archives
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Performance measurement
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local finance
Government information and archives
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Performance measurement
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local finance
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/873/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s873/BILLS-116s873is.pdf |
