3.0.0 588 2023-01-15T22:48:19Z 2023-01-15T22:48:19Z Senate S S 2003-03-11 108 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-03-11T17:36:38Z MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2003 108 1205 HR 2003-03-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2003-03-11 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3509-3512) IntroReferral 2003-03-11 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3508-3509) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV N C001042 Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] JON CORZINE D NJ S. 2003-03-11 True I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2003-03-11 True L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2003-03-11 True L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2003-03-11 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2003-03-11 True S000064 Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] PAUL SARBANES D MD SPYROS 2003-03-11 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2003-09-02 False Health Child health Comprehensive health care Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Drugs Economics and Public Finance Executive reorganization Families Federal aid to child health services Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Government trust funds Health insurance Identification devices Income tax Insurance premiums Managed care Medicaid Medical screening Medical tests Medically uninsured Medicare Medicare Payment Advisory Commission National health insurance Poor children Preventive medicine Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Tax credits Tax rates Tax refunds Taxation Telephone Health 00 2003-03-11 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Creates in the Treasury the MediKids Trust Fund for collected premiums, appropriated amounts, and other revenues for use in funding the coverage provided under the MediKids Program and maintaining its financial solvency.

Authorizes the Secretary to implement a care coordination services program including specified elements under which eligible individuals may elect to have health care services covered under SSA title XXII managed and coordinated by a designated care coordinator.

Amends SSA title XVIII (Medicare) to increase the membership of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, with the initial terms of additional members staggered.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a MediKids premium tax in the case of any taxpayer (with certain exceptions) required to pay a premium under the MediKids Program for an eligible individual; and (2) provide for a refundable tax credit for 50 percent of cost-sharing expenses under the MediKids Program.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to propose a gradual schedule of progressive tax changes to fund the MediKids Program as the number of enrollees grows in the out-years.]]>

MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2003 Display Title MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Social Security Act to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children born after 2004. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-03-11T05:00:00Z 2003-03-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3509-3512) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.