A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to encourage States to disregard parental income and assets when determining Medicaid eligibility for disabled children.
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Latest Action · July 10, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Affordable Health Care for Children with Disabilities Act
This bill establishes an enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for services provided under state Medicaid programs to individuals 18 years of age or younger who have disabilities and whose income and resources do not exceed certain thresholds, regardless of parental income and resources.
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