3.0.0 2420 2023-01-15T04:49:05Z 2023-01-15T04:49:05Z Senate S S 2004-05-13 108 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-05-13T20:25:13Z 2004-05-13 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2004-05-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5477-5479) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-05-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000352 Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] DANIEL GRAHAM D FL ROBERT N Health Appropriations Coinsurance Department of Health and Human Services Economics and Public Finance Employee health benefits Families Federal aid to child health services Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Health insurance Insurance premiums Intergovernmental fiscal relations Labor and Employment Managed care Medicaid Medical economics Medically uninsured Poor children Social Welfare State laws Welfare eligibility Health

00 2004-05-13 Introduced in Senate 2004-06-14T21:34:22Z SCHIP Expansion Act of 2004 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) make all uninsured children eligible for SCHIP; (2) prohibit the State from excluding a child who has access to high cost coverage under a group health plan or health insurance coverage from being treated as a targeted vulnerable child under SCHIP; (3) increase Federal financial participation under SCHIP and Medicaid for States with simplified enrollment and renewal procedures for children, regardless of their family income; (4) provide for an increase in funds under SCHIP and Medicaid for outreach strategies for children; (5) increase funding for SCHIP; (6) prohibit payments to a State with an enrollment cap (or related procedures) which has not exhausted its available allotments; and (7) provide for the application of Medicaid managed care requirements to States under SCHIP.

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