To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to allow States to expand income eligibility standards under the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6098
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
Introduced: 2020-03-05
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health

Health care coverage and access

Poverty and welfare assistance

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-03-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill allows states to cover, under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), children whose family income exceeds the otherwise applicable income eligibility standards.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6098 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2020 Ms. Barragán introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to allow States to expand income eligibility standards under the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

1. State option to expand income eligibility standards under Children’s Health Insurance Program Section 2110(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397jj(b)(1)(B)(ii) ) is amended— (1) in subclause (II), by striking or at the end; (2) in subclause (III), by striking and at the end and inserting or ; and (3) by inserting after subclause (III) the following new subclause: (IV) at the option of the State, whose family income exceeds the maximum income level otherwise established for children under the State child health plan as of the date of the enactment of this subclause; and .