Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act

Bill: 118-hr-5434
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
Introduced: 2023-09-13
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health

Health care costs and insurance

Medicaid

Poverty and welfare assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5434 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 13, 2023 Mrs. Dingell (for herself and Mr. Pallone ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under the Medicaid program and Children’s Health Insurance Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act . 2. Providing for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under the Medicaid program and Children’s Health Insurance Program (a) In general Section 1902(e)(12) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)(12) ), as amended by section 5112 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, is further amended— (1) in the header, by striking for children ; (2) by striking who is under the age of 19 and ; (3) in subparagraph (A), by adding or at the end; (4) by striking subparagraph (B); and (5) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B). (b) CHIP 2107(e)(1)(K) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)(K) ), as amended by section 5112 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, is further amended— (1) by striking for children ; (2) by striking targeted low-income child and inserting individual ; and (3) by striking child becomes and inserting individual becomes . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal quarter that begins on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.