This bill extends health insurance coverage under Medicaid to young adults who aged out of foster care, up to age 26. Currently, many former foster youth lose Medicaid eligibility when they turn 18, but this legislation ensures continuous coverage for those who were in state foster care when they turned 18, or who left foster care for kinship guardianship or were emancipated before age 18. The law takes effect January 1, 2024, and applies to individuals who reach age 18 on or after that date. States are required to establish outreach and enrollment programs working with child welfare agencies to help eligible former foster youth sign up for Medicaid benefits. The bill does not specify new federal funding allocations but instead modifies existing Medicaid rules to include this population.
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