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