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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 1598 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove certain age |
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| 6 | 6 | | restrictions on Medicaid eligibility for working adults with disabilities. |
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| 7 | 7 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 8 | 8 | | FEBRUARY26, 2025 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mr. C |
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| 10 | 10 | | ISCOMANI(for himself and Ms. PEREZ) introduced the following bill; |
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| 11 | 11 | | which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce |
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| 12 | 12 | | A BILL |
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| 13 | 13 | | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove |
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| 14 | 14 | | certain age restrictions on Medicaid eligibility for work- |
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| 15 | 15 | | ing adults with disabilities. |
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| 16 | 16 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 19 | 19 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ensuring Access to 4 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Medicaid Buy-in Programs Act’’. 5 |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEC. 2. REMOVING CERTAIN AGE RESTRICTIONS ON MED-6 |
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| 22 | 22 | | ICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR WORKING ADULTS 7 |
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| 23 | 23 | | WITH DISABILITIES. 8 |
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| 24 | 24 | | (a) M |
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| 25 | 25 | | ODIFICATION OFOPTIONALBUY-INGROUPS.— 9 |
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| 28 | 28 | | •HR 1598 IH |
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| 29 | 29 | | (1) I N GENERAL .—Section 1 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XV) of the Social Security Act 2 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XV)) is amended by 3 |
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| 32 | 32 | | striking ‘‘, but less than 65,’’. 4 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (2) D |
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| 34 | 34 | | EFINITION MODIFICATION .—Section 5 |
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| 35 | 35 | | 1905(v)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 6 |
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| 36 | 36 | | 1396d(v)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘, but less 7 |
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| 37 | 37 | | than 65,’’. 8 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (b) A |
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| 39 | 39 | | PPLICATION TO CERTAINSTATES.—A State 9 |
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| 40 | 40 | | that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, provides 10 |
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| 41 | 41 | | for making medical assistance available to individuals de-11 |
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| 42 | 42 | | scribed in subclause (XV) or (XVI) of section 12 |
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| 43 | 43 | | 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 13 |
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| 44 | 44 | | 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)) shall not be regarded as failing to 14 |
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| 45 | 45 | | comply with the requirements of either such subclause (as 15 |
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| 46 | 46 | | amended by subsection (a)(1)) or with section 16 |
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| 47 | 47 | | 1905(v)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 17 |
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| 48 | 48 | | 1396d(v)(1)(A)) (as amended by subsection (a)(2)) before 18 |
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| 49 | 49 | | January 1, 2027. 19 |
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