Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1598 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 2025

  Mr. Ciscomani (for himself and Ms. Perez) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove certain age 
     restrictions on Medicaid eligibility for working adults with 
                             disabilities.

    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 ``Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in 
Programs Act''.

SEC. 2. REMOVING CERTAIN AGE RESTRICTIONS ON MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR 
              WORKING ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES.

    (a) Modification of Optional Buy-In Groups.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XV) of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XV)) is 
        amended by striking ``, but less than 65,''.
            (2) Definition modification.--Section 1905(v)(1)(A) of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(v)(1)(A)) is amended by 
        striking ``, but less than 65,''.
    (b) Application to Certain States.--A State that, as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act, provides for making medical assistance 
available to individuals described in subclause (XV) or (XVI) of 
section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)) shall not be regarded as failing to comply with 
the requirements of either such subclause (as amended by subsection 
(a)(1)) or with section 1905(v)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396d(v)(1)(A)) (as amended by subsection (a)(2)) before January 
1, 2027.
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