To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate the requirement for 3 months of retroactive coverage under the Medicaid program.

Bill: 114-hr-5626
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]
Introduced: 2016-07-05
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access

Medicaid
Latest action: action_date: 2016-07-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-07-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the requirement for up to three months of retroactive coverage under Medicaid. </p> <p>Under current law, a state&nbsp;Medicaid program&nbsp;must provide coverage for up to three months prior to an individual's application for benefits if the individual would have been eligible for benefits during that period. The bill eliminates this requirement and instead specifies that coverage begins&nbsp;in the month&nbsp;during which the individual applies for benefits.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5626 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 5, 2016 Mr. Mullin (for himself and Mr. Guthrie ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate the requirement for 3 months of retroactive coverage under the Medicaid program.

1. Elimination of 3-month retroactive coverage under the Medicaid program (a) In general (1) State plan requirements Section 1902(a)(34) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(34) ) is amended by striking in or after the third month before the month in which he made application and inserting in or after the month in which the individual made application . (2) Definition of medical assistance Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(a) ) is amended by striking in or after the third month before the month in which the recipient makes application for assistance and inserting in or after the month in which the recipient makes application for assistance . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to medical assistance with respect to individuals whose eligibility for such assistance is based on an application for such assistance made (or deemed to be made) after the date of the enactment of this Act.