[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 127 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S4457]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 442. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 1628, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2017; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REQUIRING MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN ADULTS WITH 
                   HIGH INSURANCE COSTS.

       (a) In General.--Beginning with the date of enactment of 
     this Act, each State shall provide medical assistance through 
     the State Medicaid program to any individual residing in the 
     State who is between 50 and 64 years of age and who 
     demonstrates that the least expensive private health 
     insurance coverage available to such individual would require 
     the individual to pay premiums that would exceed 9.5 percent 
     of such individual's income.
       (b) Enhanced FMAP.--The Federal medical assistance 
     percentage applicable to medical assistance provided by a 
     State under the State Medicaid program to individuals 
     described in subsection (a) shall be equal to 100 percent.
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