3.0.0 428 2023-01-11T13:28:22Z 2023-01-11T13:28:22Z Senate S 2015-02-10 114 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-02-10T17:41:24Z Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act 114 700 HR 2015-02-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2015-02-10 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2015-02-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH N W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2016-01-20 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2016-07-14 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2016-09-15 False Health Child health Government information and archives Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Intergovernmental relations Medicaid Performance measurement Poverty and welfare assistance State and local finance Health 00 2015-02-10 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-24T20:55:30Z Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act of 2015

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require a state Medicaid plan to provide 12-month continuous enrollment for an eligible individual, regardless of age.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) identify methods that promote the retention of individuals who are enrolled under the state plan or under a waiver of such plan and remain eligible for medical assistance beyond the 12-month period, (2) actively promote the adoption of such enrollment retention methods by states, (3) publish the procedures that states are expected to use to provide annual enrollment and retention reports, and (4) publish annually enrollment and retention performance results for all states.

Amends SSAct title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) to: (1) require a state CHIP plan also to provide 12-month continuous enrollment for an eligible individual, and (2) prohibit eligibility standards from applying a waiting period for a targeted low-income child (including a child provided dental-only supplemental coverage).

Amends SSAct title XIX to allow a state to qualify for performance bonuses for the enrollment and retention in Medicaid of certain low-income individuals.

Directs the Secretary to make bonus payments to eligible states adopting certain policies and demonstrating improvement in the continuity of enrollment.

]]> Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act of 2015 Display Title Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for 12-month continuous enrollment under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s428is/xml/BILLS-114s428is.xml 2015-02-10 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.