3.0.0 2193 2023-01-11T20:20:33Z 2023-01-11T20:20:33Z Senate S S 2007-10-18 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-10-18T18:09:10Z More Children, More Choices Act of 2007 110 3888 HR 2007-11-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2007-10-18 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2007-10-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001162 Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] Mel Martinez R FL N V000126 Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] GEORGE VOINOVICH R OH V. 2007-10-18 True D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. 2007-10-18 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2007-10-18 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2007-10-18 True T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2007-10-18 True S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2007-10-18 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2007-10-18 True C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2007-10-18 True Health Authorization Citizenship Economics and Public Finance Families Federal aid to child health services Finance and Financial Sector Government spending reductions Health insurance Immigration Income tax Insurance premiums Medically uninsured Poor children Pregnant women Social Welfare Tax credits Taxation Welfare eligibility Women Health 00 2007-10-18 Introduced in Senate 2007-12-20T20:55:37Z More Children, More Choices Act of 2007 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require a state SCHIP plan to specify how it will achieve coverage for 90% of targeted low-income children.

Prohibits SCHIP payment for children with family income above 250% of the applicable poverty line.

Sets forth special rules for SCHIP payment for children with family income above 200% of the applicable poverty line.

Provides for standardization of income determinations.

Applies citizenship documentation requirements to SCHIP beneficiaries, and increases the federal matching rate for citizenship documentation enforcement under SSA title XIX (Medicaid) and SCHIP.

Places limitations on SCHIP eligibility based on substantial net assets.

Requires state SCHIP plans to describe how they will provide for targeted low-income children covered under a group health plan.

Revises federal financial participation requirements for employer-sponsored insurance.

Requires the offering of alternative coverage options under SCHIP.

Changes the allotment distribution formula for allotments to the states and the District of Columbia, particularly for targeted low-income children and pregnant women. Prohibits redistribution of unused allotments.

Reauthorizes the SCHIP program through FY2012 at increased levels.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible entities to improve outreach to and enrollment of eligible children.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a limited tax credit for qualified health insurance for any dependent child; and (2) advance payment to insurance providers of health insurance credit for purchasers of such insurance.

Directs the Secretary to establish a State Health Innovation Commission to make grants to states for innovative health reform projects.

Expresses the sense of the Senate that any increases in federal budget outlays resulting from this Act be fully offset by reductions in federal budget outlays, and that any reductions in federal revenues resulting from this Act be fully offset.

]]> More Children, More Choices Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for a 5-year SCHIP reauthorization for coverage of low-income children, an expansion of child health care insurance coverage through tax fairness, and a health care Federalism initiative, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title More Children, More Choices Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced More Children, More Choices Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-10-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2193is/xml/BILLS-110s2193is.xml 2007-10-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.