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                                                 Union Calendar No. 567
115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4998

                          [Report No. 115-732]

    To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure health 
         insurance coverage continuity for former foster youth.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2018

Ms. Bass (for herself, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Clarke of New 
York, Ms. Castor of Florida, and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

                             June 12, 2018

            Additional sponsors: Mr. Walden and Mr. Mitchell

                             June 12, 2018

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           February 13, 2018]


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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure health 
         insurance coverage continuity for former foster youth.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Health Insurance for Former Foster 
Youth Act''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE CONTINUITY FOR FORMER FOSTER CARE CHILDREN UP TO AGE 
              26.

    (a) In General.--Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(IX) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(IX)) is amended--
            (1) in item (bb), by striking ``are not described in or 
        enrolled under'' and inserting ``are not described in and are 
        not enrolled under'';
            (2) in item (cc), by striking ``responsibility of the 
        State'' and inserting ``responsibility of a State''; and
            (3) in item (dd), by striking ``the State plan under this 
        title or under a waiver of the'' and inserting ``a State plan 
        under this title or under a waiver of such a''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect with respect to foster youth who attain 18 years of age on or 
after January 1, 2023.

SEC. 3. GUIDANCE.

    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue guidance to 
States, with respect to the State Medicaid programs of such States--
            (1) on best practices for--
                    (A) removing barriers and ensuring streamlined, 
                timely access to Medicaid coverage for former foster 
                youth up to age 26;
                    (B) tracking the Medicaid coverage status and 
                verifying Medicaid eligibility for such youth; and
                    (C) conducting outreach and raising awareness among 
                such youth regarding Medicaid coverage options for such 
                youth; and
            (2) which shall include examples of States that have 
        successfully extended Medicaid coverage to former foster youth 
        up to age 26.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 567

115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4998

                          [Report No. 115-732]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

    To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure health 
         insurance coverage continuity for former foster youth.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 12, 2018

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed